About Cynthia
Cynthia Montcalm brings more than two decades of counseling experience to people in Louisiana. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - Supervising (LPC-S) and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). Cynthia focuses on practical steps that help people manage stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and life changes.
She keeps language straightforward and centers conversations on the person's goals. Cynthia draws on a mix of approaches to match what each person needs.
Background and approach
She often uses client-centered work to build trust and help people feel heard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps break unhelpful thinking patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers concrete skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
Sessions are oriented toward problem solving and small changes that add up. Cynthia works with issues such as depression, bipolar concerns, grief, trauma, relationship and family problems, parenting strain, sleep and eating difficulties, anger, career stress, and ADHD. She also addresses caregiver stress, blended family concerns, and attachment issues.
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She encourages people to set clear goals and try short-term strategies while also examining deeper patterns when needed. Progress is tracked in simple, measurable ways so people can see change over time.
Cynthia has 24 years of experience and practices in Louisiana. She offers a mix of session formats to fit different schedules and preferences. Prospective clients can learn more and begin the matching process through the site's Start Therapy flow.
Practical approaches for online counseling and skills work
Client-centered work focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship so people can speak openly. This approach helps when someone needs a calm place to sort feelings and set personal goals.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It gives concrete exercises to change unhelpful thinking and small behavioral steps that reduce anxiety and depression symptoms.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for managing strong emotions and handling conflict. It includes techniques for distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and clearer communication when relationships feel strained.
Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the person to match approaches to their goals and preferences, trying different strategies and adjusting as progress is tracked.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people work face-to-face from another location. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is a problem. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, homework review, or ongoing skill practice between sessions.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English