Cynthia Lowe, LISW, LCSW
Warm, experienced social worker focused on practical change
Book with CynthiaWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
How Cynthia works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LISW, LCSW
- Licensed in
- Ohio, Arizona
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Cynthia
Cynthia Lowe is a Licensed Independent Social Worker and Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Arizona. She brings 25 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, anger, trauma, grief, depression, addictions, and challenges like ADHD and relationship strain. Cynthia aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk through what matters most to them.
She focuses on practical conversations and clear goals rather than labels. Sessions are warm and interactive, and Cynthia adapts her approach to each person's situation.
Background and approach
She draws on methods that encourage present-moment awareness, values-based action, and skill building to manage intense feelings and difficult situations. Cynthia has worked with people who experienced emotional, physical, or sexual trauma and those coping with major life changes. She also supports people dealing with caregiving stress, chronic illness, body image concerns, workplace issues, and addiction-related problems.
Her work includes helping people with intimacy and relationship concerns and those exploring identity and sexual expression. In sessions she mixes talking, practical exercises, and strategies to build new patterns. She helps people notice unhelpful thinking, try small behavior changes, and practice skills that reduce reactivity.
The pace and plan are adjusted to match each person’s goals and readiness. People who choose Cynthia are often looking for straightforward guidance, steady support, and tools they can use between sessions. She encourages steps that fit everyday life and respects where each person starts from.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- 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
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Cynthia lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- 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.
Approaches that fit online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those values despite hard thoughts or feelings. It is useful for stress, anxiety, anger, and making life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and trying different behaviors to reduce symptoms; it often helps with anxiety, depression, and patterns that keep problems going.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they will choose or combine approaches and adjust them as progress is made so therapy stays relevant and manageable.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video lets people work face-to-face from wherever they are, phone can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging supports brief check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into workdays, caregiving schedules, or other obligations while keeping the focus on practical tools and steady progress.
Questions people ask about Cynthia
What concerns does Cynthia commonly help with?
Cynthia works with people on stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, bipolar concerns, addictions, anger, self-esteem, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy issues, career stress, and ADHD among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and interactive, focusing on practical conversation and skills. She tailors sessions to each person's needs and avoids stigmatizing labels.
What background and experience does she bring?
She has 25 years working in mental health, including experience with emotional, physical, and sexual trauma and a wide range of mood and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds LISW and LCSW credentials with licensure in Ohio and Arizona and practices from Arizona.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she use?
She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible options for different needs.
How does cost and billing work?
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, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.