Cynthia Mickel, LPC

Cynthia Mickel is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 20 years in the helping professions. She works from a relaxed, approachable manner and aims to make talking about difficult topics feel easier. Her practice focuses on thoughts and everyday habits as they relate to stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and mood concerns. Cynthia begins by meeting clients where they are and listening closely to immediate needs. Some people come wanting an outlet and guidance. Others want to dig into roots of painful patterns. She adapts to both styles and balances listening with practical follow-through. She has long experience supporting people after trauma and with substance use concerns, and she has overseen residential substance care and adolescent services. Those roles shaped how she structures sessions and follow-ups, including brief experiments to try between meetings. Sessions often include homework-like exercises meant to translate session work into daily life. Cynthia emphasizes small, achievable steps so clients can test what works for them and build confidence through experience. Her approach draws on acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive tools, emotion-focused work, dialectical skills, and a client-centered stance. She aims to guide without taking over, helping people discover strengths they already have and put new habits into practice.

How Cynthia’s approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to small actions that match their values. It can be useful when stress, anxiety, or patterns of avoidance get in the way of daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought patterns and testing new behaviors to change how someone feels and acts. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and mood regulation. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding and naming emotions so relationships and self-connection can improve; it can help with grief, intimacy issues, and strong emotional reactions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Cynthia will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit the situation. She aims to balance listening with experiments you can try between sessions, and she adjusts the plan based on what’s helpful.

The biography indicates she practices remotely from home, so confirm current session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, avoid travel time, and keep sessions consistent during life changes. Some people prefer shorter check-ins or audio-only meetings when that suits their day, while others use video to read facial cues; discuss what will work best when you arrange your first appointment.