Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
How Cynthia works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHP
- Licensed in
- Nebraska
- Years in practice
- 34
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Cynthia
Cynthia Jenkins is a licensed mental health practitioner (LMHP) with 34 years of experience. She helps people who are stressed, angry, depressed, or dealing with anxiety and addictions. She also supports those coping with trauma, grief, relationship struggles, parenting strains, and identity concerns such as LGBT issues.
She keeps sessions grounded and straightforward. Conversations focus on what is happening now and on practical steps people can try between meetings. Cynthia listens without judgment and adapts her style to each person's pace and needs.
Background and approach
Her background includes counseling in community centers, university settings, and services for seniors and low-income populations. She has taught psychology at universities in Nebraska, Texas, and Missouri and trained post-graduate students for professional exams in medicine and dentistry. Cynthia holds a Ph.D. in Social Psychology and has lived experience working with diverse cultural and political perspectives.
That experience shapes how she notices social and family influences on mood, behavior, and conflict. Her approach is eclectic. She draws on client-centered work to build trust, cognitive behavioral tools to change unhelpful thinking, and mindfulness and Jungian ideas to explore meaning and inner patterns.
Sessions often blend talk, practical exercises, and creative activities when helpful. Outside of therapy she enjoys travel, outdoor time, and creative arts. Those interests inform a flexible, curious way of working that aims to help people feel steadier and more capable in daily life.
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
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Cynthia lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- 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.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and acting. It is often used for anxiety, depression, anger, and behavior changes because it gives concrete skills people can practice between sessions.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and building a trusting relationship. The therapist follows the person's lead, reflects what they say, and helps them find their own solutions rather than prescribing answers.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) brings in skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness. These tools are helpful for people who struggle with strong mood swings, high reactivity, or relationship conflict.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Cynthia will talk with each person about goals, past experiences, and daily life to decide which methods to try first. That choice can change as work progresses, and she adjusts plans based on what proves useful.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone or text can fit tighter schedules or lower bandwidth, and live chat or messaging can be useful for short check-ins or skill practice between appointments. These options help people keep therapy consistent around work, family, and travel.
Questions people ask about Cynthia
What concerns does Cynthia focus on?
Cynthia supports people with stress, anxiety, anger, addictions, depression, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and other mood and life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She uses a down-to-earth, client-centered style that emphasizes listening, practical steps, and adapting to each person's pace and needs.
What is her professional background?
She has 34 years of counseling experience and has taught psychology at universities in Nebraska, Texas, and Missouri, plus trained post-graduate students for professional exams.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed mental health practitioner (LMHP) practicing in Nebraska with a Ph.D. in Social Psychology.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.