Cynthia Terrell, LCSW
Licensed in New York · 25 years in practice
Cynthia Terrell is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of practice in New York.
License and registration
- LCSW, New York
- 070788 · expires February 2029
- NPI
- 1528212263 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
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About Cynthia
Cynthia Terrell is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of practice in New York. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, trauma, and career upheaval. Her style is warm and grounded and she listens to what matters most to each person.
Cynthia uses practical tools in sessions to address everyday problems. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity.
Background and approach
She also emphasizes a client-centered way of working so each plan fits the person's life and values. Her background includes long experience as a clinical social worker, therapist, and school counselor. That history shaped a flexible approach that mixes skills training with supportive conversation.
She makes space for both problem solving and emotional processing. In the room she tends to start by understanding immediate concerns and goals. Then she introduces skills or exercises that can be practiced between sessions.
Over time the focus may shift from coping strategies to deeper themes related to family, loss, or identity. Cynthia also helps with specific situations such as adoption and foster care transitions, caregiving during serious illness, workplace stress, and recovery after domestic violence or other trauma.
She encourages small changes that add up and supports people as they try new ways of handling hard moments.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Cynthia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Cancer
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Cynthia names
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Online support
Approaches that translate to online care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress by giving practical steps and experiments to try between sessions.Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve emotional balance. It helps people manage overwhelm, rumination, and physical tension in daily life.
Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and building a respectful, nonjudgmental working relationship. It helps clarify values, strengthen self-esteem, and guide decisions about relationships and parenting.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they adjust techniques and pacing as needs change and progress becomes clearer.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for deeper conversations and skills practice, while phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat or text-based messaging can be used for brief check-ins, tracking progress, or quick coping strategies between meetings.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, trauma and grief, career stress, and many related issues such as adoption transitions and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is supportive and engaging, with a focus on listening first and matching methods to each person's needs and goals.
How much experience does she bring?
She has 25 years of experience as a clinical social worker, therapist, and school counselor in New York.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, practicing in New York.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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