Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
How Cindy works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Cindy
Dr. Cindy Stewart-Sampson is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage anger, stress, anxiety, grief, and relationship or parenting concerns. She brings a practical, down-to-earth approach to sessions and aims to make therapy understandable and useful for everyday life.
She draws on methods that center on values, emotional connection, and present-moment awareness. Those tools are used to help people tolerate strong feelings, rebuild trust in relationships, and act in ways that match what matters most to them.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on small, doable steps rather than long lectures. With four years of experience noted in her profile and a long background in school social work and adult education, she blends lived experience with clinical work. Her background includes work across school settings, outpatient mental health, inpatient psychiatric social work, and home health social work.
That variety informs how she supports people facing complex life stressors. She has worked with grief and bereavement throughout her life and speaks openly about the role bereavement has played in shaping her perspective. That personal context often informs gentle, practical help for people coping with loss and caregiving strain.
Sessions are offered in English and provided online by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. People who want to begin can use the site’s Start Therapy button to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
What Cindy works with
Everything Cindy lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Cindy's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
Approaches Cindy lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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 and online care that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anger, anxiety, and motivation challenges. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build safer emotional connections and better communication in relationships. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and offering nonjudgmental support so people can find their own solutions and grow at their own pace.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and will try different techniques together to see what fits. That collaborative process means the plan can change as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people work face-to-face when that helps. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people touch base between sessions, ask quick questions, or use brief coaching when scheduling a full session is difficult. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while using the therapist’s approaches to address anger, grief, anxiety, and relationship concerns.
Questions people ask about Cindy
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She supports people dealing with anger, stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, relationship or intimacy issues, parenting challenges, ADHD, and career strain. Additional focuses include adoption and foster care, attachment and blended family issues, and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is straightforward and practical. Sessions aim for small, doable changes using values-based and emotionally focused tools to help manage feelings and improve communication.
What is her background and experience?
She lists four years of clinical experience and a long history working in school social work, college teaching, outpatient and inpatient settings, and home health social work. That background shapes her clinical perspective.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, licensed in Florida. Her practice is based in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can choose the format that fits their schedule and needs.
How does payment and cost 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 with her?
Use the Start Therapy button on the site, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.