About Cynthia
Cynthia "Cindy" Chizewick uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people manage anxiety and stress. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) with fifteen years of experience. Cindy writes simply and speaks directly about the everyday problems that bring people to therapy.
She focuses on restoring a sense of control after difficult events. That can mean working through anxiety, grief, addiction, panic attacks, or the wear of caregiving and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
Cindy also helps with relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, career transitions, sleep troubles, and questions about identity and life purpose. Her sessions combine clear tools and real conversation. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness to help people accept hard feelings while moving toward chosen values. Cindy also includes techniques such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing when trauma memories are part of the picture. Motivational Interviewing is used to support change around substance use or other behaviors people want to shift.
The work is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. Clients can expect straightforward goals, coping strategies they can use between sessions, and help clarifying what matters most. Cindy practices in Ohio and brings a practical, strengths-based focus to each person’s recovery and growth.
Therapeutic approaches for online anxiety and trauma work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful when worry or avoidance keeps someone from living the life they want. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on changing thoughts and behaviors that fuel anxiety or depression; it offers practical skills for panic attacks, sleep issues, and mood management. EMDR is a trauma-focused tool used to reduce the intensity of painful memories and related reactions when trauma is part of the picture.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to match methods to each person's needs, goals, and comfort level. That means trying tools, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together so it fits the client's priorities.
Online sessions make these approaches more flexible. Video calls let people work in real time with face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth or camera use is a concern. Live chat and text-based messaging provide quick check-ins, shorter skill practice, or ongoing support between full sessions. These options help therapy fit work, parenting, or unpredictable schedules while maintaining a steady course toward coping and change.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Ohio, Arizona
- Languages
- English
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