- Client-centered care
- Practical coping skills
- Multicultural awareness
About Cynthia
Cynthia Jenkins is a licensed mental health practitioner (LMHP) with 34 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns. She also helps with addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career questions, and mood conditions such as bipolar disorder. Cynthia works with clients who face multicultural concerns, life transitions, and complex family-of-origin patterns.
Her approach is client-centered and person-focused. She listens first and follows each person's pace. Sessions emphasize practical conversation, clearer choices, and small steps that fit everyday life.
Cynthia draws from several methods, including cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical behavior ideas to address thinking patterns, emotions, and coping skills. She also uses existential and Jungian perspectives when helpful to explore meaning, values, and personal narratives. Mindfulness elements are included to calm the body and attention during hard moments.
Her background includes counseling in low-income communities, university settings, senior centers, and community clinics. She has taught psychology at universities in Nebraska, Texas, and Missouri, and supervised post-graduate students preparing for board exams in medical and dental fields.
Cynthia values cultural diversity and a broad life experience. She invites clients to meet where they are and to test small changes toward their goals. Her style blends listening, practical tools, and attention to each person's story.
How Cynthia’s approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, understanding each person, and following their lead; in online sessions this means starting with the client's concerns and pacing the conversation to what feels manageable. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors and offers concrete steps to change patterns, which can be practiced between sessions and reviewed remotely. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) adds skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving relationships, useful when strong emotions or self-directed behaviors are present.Finding the right approach is often a process. Cynthia collaborates with clients to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. She helps people test techniques, notice what helps, and adjust the plan over time in a straightforward, team-like way.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current online options before booking. Many people find remote work helps fit therapy into a busy life - it can make scheduling easier, remove travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when those are helpful. Online meetings also make it simpler to practice skills between appointments and to bring real-life examples into the conversation.
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Experience
34+ years
Listed in
Nebraska
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Cynthia help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem challenges, career questions, bipolar and other mood concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her work is client-centered and collaborative, with active listening first and practical steps next. She combines talk, coping skills, and attention to values and meaning.
What is her professional background?
She has 34 years of counseling experience in low-income communities, university and senior centers, and community clinics, and has taught psychology at multiple universities.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LMHP credential and practices in Nebraska.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced and billed?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Cynthia?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.