Works with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
How Cynthia works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Virginia
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Cynthia
Dr. Cynthia Agbayani is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia who helps people manage anger and related concerns. She works with issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma, parenting stress, grief, relationship and intimacy problems, and challenges with self-esteem and addiction.
She uses straightforward, practical guidance and aims to make sessions feel direct and supportive. With 15 years of experience, she blends several approaches to match each person's needs.
Background and approach
Her work draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectual Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and a person-centered focus. Sessions focus on real-life changes and skills people can use between meetings. Dr.
Agbayani describes her style as empathic but direct. She partners with clients to set clear goals and tracks progress in simple steps. Conversations often include skill practice, values-based decision making, and attention to how family and early relationships influence current patterns.
She has particular experience helping people cope with trauma, attachment and family-of-origin issues, parenting challenges, mood disorders, and complex stressors. She also assists people dealing with eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and grief. Her background includes work with a wide range of mental health concerns.
Therapy is offered in English and available to international clients. Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. New clients begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.
What Cynthia works with
Everything Cynthia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Cynthia's practice.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Cynthia lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and then choose actions that fit their values. It can be useful for anger, anxiety, and coping with life changes by focusing on what matters most rather than getting stuck in difficult feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches clear skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep and eating problems, and anger by breaking problems into manageable steps. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current reactions and connection patterns and can be helpful when family history or attachment issues drive anger or relationship conflict.Finding the right fit is part of therapy. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose which approaches to use based on your goals and what feels most helpful. Sessions can blend methods so practical skill work and attention to relationships happen together.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and exercises, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed, and chat or messaging can support shorter updates or skill practice between meetings. These options offer flexibility for busy schedules, work breaks, or those in different regions.
Questions people ask about Cynthia
What concerns does this therapist help with?
She supports people facing anger, anxiety, depression, trauma, parenting stress, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions, and related problems.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Her approach is empathic and direct, aiming to be practical. Sessions focus on skills, goals, and real-life changes.
What is her professional background?
She has 15 years of experience as a licensed professional counselor and has worked with a wide range of mental health concerns.
Where is the therapist located and licensed?
She practices from Virginia and holds the VA LPC credential.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Care is provided via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling based on the therapist's availability.