About Cynthia
Cynthia Hughes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Tennessee with 34 years of experience. She offers calm, steady support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction problems, grief, and trauma. Cynthia aims to make the counseling space feel welcoming and nonjudgmental so people can speak honestly about difficult feelings.
She focuses on practical steps that help people manage intense emotions and improve daily functioning. Sessions often include learning coping skills, building healthier habits, and working on communication and relationship patterns.
Background and approach
Cynthia also pays attention to issues like anger, attachment concerns, and the impact of long-term illness or caregiving stress. Cynthia has long experience helping people through life changes such as divorce, blended family stress, and grieving losses. She also addresses concerns related to LGBT identity, commitment fears, codependency, and control issues.
When trauma or domestic violence is part of the story, she helps people find steady ways to cope and rebuild safety in their lives. Her work is practical and collaborative. She listens first, then helps create a plan that fits each person’s goals.
Cynthia supports clients who are dealing with ADHD symptoms, chronic pain, or co-occurring conditions and helps them develop realistic strategies for daily life. People who reach out can expect direct, compassionate guidance aimed at clearer thinking and better day-to-day functioning. Cynthia encourages small, sustainable changes that add up over time.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Cynthia uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that emphasize skill-building and coping. One common approach focuses on teaching practical coping skills to manage anxiety and stress, such as breathing strategies, pacing, and simple behavior changes to reduce overwhelming symptoms. These techniques help people regain control over daily routines and emotional responses.Another frequent focus is working through trauma and painful memories in small, steady steps. This involves creating comfort with discussing difficult events, developing safer ways to respond to triggers, and building strength for handling reminders of past harm. That work often pairs emotional regulation strategies with clearer communication and boundary-setting skills.
Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Cynthia collaborates with each person to identify what fits their needs, goals, and preferences. She starts by listening to current concerns, then suggests techniques and adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text messaging work well for shorter check-ins, quick skill practice, or keeping momentum between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit counseling into a routine and keep work moving forward.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 34 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English