- Years in practice
- 30
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Cynthia
Cynthia Roe is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 30 years of practice in California. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, and issues related to grief and coping with life changes. Cynthia also supports people facing LGBT-related concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and career or self-esteem questions.
She works in a straightforward, respectful way and adapts sessions to each person's needs. Conversations are tailored to the problem at hand, whether that's mood regulation, relationship strain, or navigating a major life transition.
Background and approach
Cynthia emphasizes listening first and then helping clients identify practical next steps. Cynthia uses approaches that center relationships, present-focused change, and skill-building. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early connections shape current reactions.
Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to spot unhelpful thinking and shift behavior. Mindfulness practices are offered to help regulate strong emotions and reduce reactivity. Her background includes long-term clinical work with people affected by medical illness, including those touched by cancer, and with issues like abandonment, adoption and foster care, and caregiver stress.
That experience shapes how she supports people dealing with serious life events. Sessions combine compassionate listening with practical tools. Cynthia helps clients set small, achievable goals and tracks progress over time.
She encourages people to notice changes, try new strategies, and adjust plans as life shifts.
What Cynthia works with
Everything Cynthia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Cynthia helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family of origin issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Cynthia lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Many of Cynthia's tools come from attachment-based work and cognitive behavioral therapy. Attachment-based work looks at how past relationships affect current patterns and helps people notice and change repeated reactions. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve mood.She also uses client-centered and motivational techniques that keep the conversation centered on the person's goals. That means the therapist and client decide together what to try, when to adjust, and how to pace change based on needs and preferences. Finding the best approach is treated as an ongoing, collaborative process rather than a one-time decision.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a longer discussion is needed. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, between-session check-ins, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit care into busy schedules and to continue work during life transitions.
Questions people ask about Cynthia
What concerns does Cynthia commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, relationship and family issues, and related concerns such as ADHD and compassion fatigue.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Conversations are collaborative and practical. She listens first, then helps people try tools like behavior changes, mindfulness, and reframing negative thoughts.
How much clinical experience does she bring?
Cynthia has 30 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and with people affected by medical illness and complex life events.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, CA LCSW, practicing in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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