Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Cynthia works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Virginia, West Virginia
- Years in practice
- 21
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Cynthia
Cynthia Harford is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 21 years of experience helping people through stressful and painful life moments. She focuses on practical support for issues like anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and anger. Her manner is warm and down-to-earth, and she aims to make conversations feel respectful and straightforward.
In sessions she uses clear, goal-focused techniques. She listens first, then helps clients notice patterns that get in the way.
Background and approach
Together they build specific skills to manage strong emotions and handle everyday pressures. Cynthia draws on several well-known approaches. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot thoughts that fuel anxiety or anger and test new ways of thinking.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance when feelings feel overwhelming. She also uses client-centered work to ensure the person’s priorities lead the process, and solution-focused techniques to set short-term, achievable goals. Motivational Interviewing is used when a person feels stuck and needs help finding reasons to change.
Cynthia has practiced in West Virginia and holds LPC credentials for Virginia and West Virginia. She frames therapy as a collaborative process rather than a quick fix. People come away with clearer goals, new coping tools, and a steadier sense of what to try next.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
Approaches Cynthia lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-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.
How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes hearing the person’s own priorities and experiences. It focuses on empathy and following the client’s lead so goals come from what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with practical exercises and homework. It is useful for anxiety, anger, and sleep difficulties because it gives clear tools to try between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and tailor methods based on each person’s needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process helps decide whether more skills practice, goal setting, or motivational conversation will be most useful.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls let people see nonverbal cues and run through coping skills step by step. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging work well for short check-ins, brief coaching, or keeping momentum between longer appointments. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy days.
Questions people ask about Cynthia
What kinds of concerns does Cynthia address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, anger, trauma and related issues listed in her specialties. The focus is on helping individuals manage emotions and daily challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm, practical, and solution-focused. She listens first, then helps people set small goals and learn skills to handle difficult feelings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 21 years of clinical experience working with people facing depression, anxiety, life transitions, compassion fatigue, grief, trauma, and ADHD.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Virginia and West Virginia and practices from West Virginia.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for meeting online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to meet and work through concerns.
How are session costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.