About Cynthia
Cynthia Benzing is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, mood challenges, trauma, and anger. She speaks plainly and keeps sessions focused on practical change. She offers steady support while clients work toward clearer thinking and calmer days.
With seven years of clinical experience, Cynthia draws on several proven approaches. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try out new behaviors. She also works from client-centered methods, giving space for each person to set the pace and shape the conversation.
Background and approach
Mindfulness and acceptance-based work are part of how she helps people manage strong emotions and painful memories. These tools teach simple ways to notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept away by them. Cynthia adapts techniques to fit each person rather than applying a one-size-fits-all plan.
She has worked with people coping with bipolar disorder, depression, and the fallout of trauma and abuse. Cynthia also supports those dealing with chronic illness, caregiving and end-of-life concerns, grief, and relationship communication problems. She helps clients sort priorities and find realistic next steps.
Sessions aim to be straightforward and collaborative. Cynthia will listen, reflect what matters to the client, and help build workable skills between meetings. Her approach centers on respect, sensitivity, and helping people move toward a life they value.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify patterns of thought and behavior that get in the way of daily life, then tests new ways of thinking and acting to reduce symptoms. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and mood instability.Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and creating space for clients to guide the work. This approach supports people who need understanding and a steady, nonjudgmental listener while they sort out priorities.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Cynthia will talk with each person about their goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what helps most. That collaborative process helps clarify whether cognitive skills, acceptance and mindfulness exercises, or a client-led pace fits better.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation when more connection matters. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging offer shorter check-ins or a flexible way to keep momentum between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep progress moving forward.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English