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Cynthia Prince

Cynthia Prince

LCSW

New York

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In their wordsCalm, experienced therapist with practical tools

Key details

Credentials
LCSW
License
LCSW, New York / 079322
NPI
1427655521
Experience
38 years
Languages
English
Location
New York

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp.

  • 38 years experience
  • Practical coping skills
  • Trauma and grief focus

About Cynthia

Cynthia Prince, LCSW, helps people who are facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, relationship strain, addiction, and the many life changes that follow a disaster. She also works with concerns such as parenting challenges, sleep and eating issues, ADHD, chronic illness, and compassion fatigue. Cynthia presents as straightforward and down-to-earth, with a long history of listening and responding to real-life struggles.

She brings 38 years of experience across corrections, residential care, hospital emergency evaluations, and community medical centers. That range means she is familiar with intense, high-pressure situations as well as everyday struggles. Cynthia says she does not focus on labels and prefers to meet each person where they are, with respect and a direct approach.

Her clinical work leans on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other evidence-informed methods. Sessions are tailored to each person’s needs and goals, with practical skills for day-to-day coping. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to address relationship patterns and on acceptance-oriented techniques to help with distress that won’t quickly change.

Cynthia keeps a sense of humor in sessions and sometimes mentions a virtual emotional support pet to ease tension. She aims to make the experience approachable and less intimidating. The goal is to find useful strategies that fit into a person’s life and help them feel steadier after difficult events.

People who choose Cynthia often want a therapist who combines long experience with plain talk and practical tools. If coping after a natural or human-caused disaster is part of what brought someone here, she has history supporting work with trauma, grief, and major life disruption. To start, a simple match and scheduling step begins the process.

How Cynthia’s approaches fit into online therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches clear skills for changing unhelpful thinking and behavior, which can help with anxiety, depression, and post-trauma reactions.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections. It can help people notice and change repetitive ways of relating that worsen stress and conflict after disruptive events.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Cynthia will discuss goals, try strategies, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. That collaborative process makes it easier to pick methods that fit a person’s needs and daily life.

Please confirm which session formats are offered before booking, since the biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it simpler to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue care when major life changes or disaster-related disruptions make in-person visits harder. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and coping plans to work over distance so progress continues without interruption.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

38+ years

Credentials

New York

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?

Cynthia helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, relationship and parenting challenges, sleep and eating issues, ADHD, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapy style like?

She takes a straightforward, respectful approach that avoids labels and uses plain language. Sessions focus on practical skills, problem solving, and humor when appropriate.

What experience does she bring?

She has 38 years of clinical experience across prisons, residential care, emergency room evaluations, and community medical settings.

What credentials and location are on record?

She is an LCSW licensed in New York and practices from New York.

Which languages and international clients are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How does payment work and what does it cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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