Cynthia Marcolina, LPC

Pennsylvania · 35 years in practice

Cynthia Marcolina, LPC, helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes.

License and registration

LPC, Pennsylvania: PC000159 · expires February 2027
NPI: 1649702655 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 35
Languages: English

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About Cynthia

Cynthia Marcolina, LPC, helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes. She focuses on practical skills for coping, improving self-talk, and finding a clearer sense of purpose. Cynthia names compassion, creativity, and steady presence as central to her work.

Her style is gentle and collaborative. Sessions involve conversation, short writing or paper-and-pencil exercises, and sometimes creative tasks like drawing. She emphasizes staying in the present and using small, practical steps to regain a sense of control.

Background and approach

Across a long career of 35 years, Cynthia has worked in many mental health settings and with a wide range of concerns. She draws from several approaches to tailor sessions to each person's needs, mixing existential ideas about meaning with client-centered listening and cognitive-behavioral strategies for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness practices appear alongside techniques to strengthen self-soothing and self-esteem.

Motivational interviewing ideas support change when someone is ambivalent about habits or addictions. Her mottoes guide the sessions: focus on what can be controlled and take manageable steps forward. Cynthia is based in Pennsylvania and conducts therapy in English.

She encourages people to use creativity and everyday tools between sessions to reinforce progress and build resilience.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Cynthia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Depression
Coping with life changes
Addictions
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Anger management
Bipolar disorder
Compassion fatigue
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Infidelity
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Self-harm
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexuality
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia
Workplace issues

Approaches Cynthia names

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Online support

Approaches that guide online sessions

Existential therapy helps people face questions about meaning, purpose, and feeling empty or stuck. It encourages honest reflection about life choices and can be useful for those seeking direction or coping with big life transitions.

Client-centered therapy focuses on empathic listening and creating a supportive space where people feel heard. This approach is helpful for building self-esteem and exploring feelings without pressure to follow a set agenda.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It uses practical exercises to shift unhelpful thinking patterns and develop new coping skills for anxiety, mood issues, and daily stressors.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to identify goals, try suitable techniques, and adjust methods based on what is most helpful and comfortable for the individual.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people meet face to face when a fuller conversation is useful. Phone sessions can be lower bandwidth and easier to fit into a work break. Live chat or text-based messaging allow brief check-ins, written reflections, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into a busy life.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she work with?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and self-esteem struggles, plus grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and addiction-related concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is gentle and collaborative, combining listening with practical exercises, creativity, and short homework tasks to build skills between sessions.

What is her professional background?

She brings 35 years of experience working across mental health settings with many diagnoses and concerns in individual, group, and family contexts.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds the LPC credential, noted as PA LPC, and practices from Pennsylvania.

In which languages are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different preferences.

How does pricing work for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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