Cynthia Heindel

Cynthia is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with Supervision designation. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Women’s Studies and Gender History from Ohio University and a Master’s degree in Clinical Counseling from Loyola University-Chicago. Cynthia has received advanced training in Crisis Intervention, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Mindfulness-Based Relaxation Techniques.

Cynthia has worked in a variety of settings in community mental health, inpatient and partial-hospitalization programs with adults, adolescents, children, and their families. Her specialties include working with ages 15+ with issues related to depression, anxiety, relationship conflict, parenting, LGBTQ issues, and various life changes such as divorce, maintaining sobriety, and history of trauma.

Cynthia’s therapeutic approach includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, mindfulness and somatic strategies. She is passionate about psycho-education and utilizes a strength-based, solution-focused approach to help clients to recognize their goals and work towards them in an effective way.