- 25 years experience
- Focus on trauma
- Helps with anxiety
About Cynthia
Cynthia "Cindi" Crew is an independently licensed social worker who brings 25 years of practice to each meeting. She focuses on helping people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, mood swings, and the fallout from trauma. Cindi aims to make sessions feel calm and understandable so a parent can read this on a phone and know what to expect.
Her work leans on Client-Centered Therapy, which centers the person's own goals and experiences. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy and trauma-focused methods to address intense emotions, self-harm concerns, and post-traumatic stress. Those approaches are tools she combines with attention to each person's strengths.
Cindi helps people develop everyday skills for managing anger, grief, and career stress. She supports people with ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, seasonal changes in mood, and compassion fatigue from caring roles. She also helps those dealing with divorce or separation and the loneliness that can follow major life shifts.
Across sessions she often uses practical exercises and straightforward talk to build coping strategies. The aim is to make steps feel doable instead of overwhelming. Progress is framed around what the person wants to change and what fits into their life.
Cindi holds an Ohio LISW, which means she is a licensed independent social worker in Ohio. She offers services in English and works from a long history of practice focused on steady support and clear, tangible skills.
How client-centered and skills-based approaches work online
Cindy's practice combines client-centered work with skills-based therapies to address emotion regulation and trauma. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, reflecting, and following the person's agenda to set goals and pace. This approach helps when someone needs a steady, respectful space to sort out what matters most.Dialectical Behavior Therapy emphasizes practical skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT techniques are useful for strong mood swings, anger, self-harm concerns, and building daily routines. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on understanding and reducing the impact of past harms while teaching coping tools for intrusive memories and triggers.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about their needs, goals, and preferences and suggest approaches that fit. That conversation guides whether more skills work or more client-centered exploration makes sense.
The profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions convenient for fitting therapy into a busy week, shortening travel time, or keeping appointments during a workday. Online work can make it easier to practice skills between sessions and to bring concrete daily situations into conversation.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she support?
Cindi works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, anger, career issues, bipolar disorder, depression, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also focuses on divorce and separation, intellectual disability, isolation, mood and personality disorders, postpartum depression, PTSD, SAD, and self-harm.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and practical, with attention to the person's goals. She also uses CBT, DBT, and trauma-focused methods to teach skills for managing emotions and behavior.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 25 years of clinical experience working with people facing a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds an Ohio LISW, which is an independently licensed social worker credential in Ohio. Her practice is based in Ohio.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking to make sure they match your needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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