Cynthia Young, LCSW
Florida · 26 years in practice
Cynthia Young is a licensed clinical social worker with 26 years of experience helping people navigate hard moments.
License and registration
- LCSW, Florida
- SW12586 · expires March 2027
- LCSW, California
- 19183 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1649597675 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 26
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Cynthia
Cynthia Young is a licensed clinical social worker with 26 years of experience helping people navigate hard moments. She is licensed in Florida and offers steady, direct support for stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions. Cynthia aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable and realistic.
Her style is open and nonjudgmental. Sessions are conversational and focused on what matters to each person. She listens for patterns in thinking and behavior, and she helps people try small changes that add up over time.
Background and approach
Cynthia draws on a mix of practical methods. She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also works with acceptance and commitment strategies to help people clarify values and take action that fits their goals.
Attachment-based approaches inform how she looks at relationships and family dynamics. That perspective can help when past hurts affect current trust, communication, or connection. She also uses client-centered techniques to keep sessions grounded in each person’s priorities.
Common concerns she supports include coping with addiction, anger, career stress, caregiver strain, and lingering effects of trauma and abuse. Cynthia also helps people dealing with abandonment, adoption or foster care issues, chronic illness, and problems tied to family of origin. She offers therapy by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. People who want to begin can use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire to schedule a first visit.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Cynthia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Cynthia names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Existential therapy focuses on meaning, choice, and the challenges of being human. It helps people wrestle with big questions, clarify what matters to them, and make deliberate choices that reflect their values. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches skills to notice difficult thoughts and feelings while taking actions that align with personal goals and values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life transitions.Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns of closeness and trust. That approach can be helpful for communication problems, family of origin issues, and difficulties forming satisfying connections. Cynthia will work with each person to decide which approach or combination fits best, based on their needs, preferences, and goals. Figuring out the right method is a shared process and can be adjusted as work progresses.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can fit short check-ins or busy schedules. These options make it simpler to keep regular appointments and to try different formats as needs change.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Cynthia works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and coping with life changes. She also supports people facing addiction, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, ADHD, and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is conversational and nonjudgmental. She focuses on clear goals, practical steps, and understanding how past experiences shape current patterns.
What is her professional background?
She has 26 years of professional experience as a social worker helping people with emotional and life challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential - LCSW - and practices in Florida.
Can people who speak other languages work with her?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost 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?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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