- Thoughts and habits
- Stress and anxiety
- Values-based action
About Cynthia
Cynthia (Cindi) Stewart is a licensed professional counselor with 25 years of experience. She works in Missouri and draws on several therapeutic approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at helping people build day-to-day habits that feel manageable.
Cindi focuses on practical strategies for thoughts and everyday habits alongside emotional work. She helps people facing grief, addiction, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and career stress. She also supports those dealing with trauma, compassion fatigue, chronic illness, and body image concerns.
Her work blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered techniques to match each person’s needs. Sessions often include looking at thoughts that get in the way and trying new behaviors in small steps. That combination helps people notice what matters and take steady action toward it.
With experience across many concerns, Cindi uses straightforward talk and skills-based practice. She helps people improve communication, set boundaries, and cope with big life changes. She pays attention to attachment and abandonment issues, blended family stress, and parenting strain.
Cindi holds LPC and LPCC credentials and has worked for many years supporting adults through complex emotional challenges. She aims for practical changes that fit into everyday life and helps people build routines that support mental and emotional wellbeing.
Cindi focuses on practical strategies for thoughts and everyday habits alongside emotional work. She helps people facing grief, addiction, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and career stress. She also supports those dealing with trauma, compassion fatigue, chronic illness, and body image concerns.
Her work blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered techniques to match each person’s needs. Sessions often include looking at thoughts that get in the way and trying new behaviors in small steps. That combination helps people notice what matters and take steady action toward it.
With experience across many concerns, Cindi uses straightforward talk and skills-based practice. She helps people improve communication, set boundaries, and cope with big life changes. She pays attention to attachment and abandonment issues, blended family stress, and parenting strain.
Cindi holds LPC and LPCC credentials and has worked for many years supporting adults through complex emotional challenges. She aims for practical changes that fit into everyday life and helps people build routines that support mental and emotional wellbeing.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy
Experience
25+ years
Credentials
Kentucky, Missouri, New Jersey
Languages
English
How certain approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their personal values. It focuses on small behavior changes and mindful awareness to handle stress and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches skills to change patterns that fuel anxiety or low mood. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a supportive, nonjudgmental space where the person’s own goals guide the work and the therapist listens deeply.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice is collaborative and may change as progress is made.
The biography does not specify which online session formats are used, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example a shorter check-in during a work break, fewer travel gaps on a tight schedule, or using audio-only when bandwidth is limited. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and client-centered work to remote sessions so people can practice new habits and coping skills in the contexts where they live and work.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Cindi works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, addictions, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, career stress, compassion fatigue, and related concerns such as attachment and body image.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and straightforward, combining acceptance-focused work with cognitive and skills-based techniques to address thoughts and everyday habits.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
She has 25 years of clinical experience supporting people through life transitions and complex emotional challenges.
What credentials and where is she based?
She holds LPC and LPCC credentials and practices in Missouri.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options with the listing before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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