- Focus on sleep and rest
- Collaborative goal setting
- Skills and communication
About Cynthia
Dr. Cynthia Agbayani is an LPC based in Virginia who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, sleep and eating concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, and a wide range of mood and trauma-related problems. She brings steady direction and empathy to sessions and works with clients on practical steps they can use day to day. Her style is collaborative and straightforward, aimed at helping people make manageable changes.
With fifteen years listed in the profile, Dr. Agbayani blends several therapy approaches to meet a person’s needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive-behavioral techniques, attachment-focused work, dialectical behavior strategies, and client-centered methods. Sessions focus on concrete skills, clearer communication, and reducing unhelpful patterns that interfere with sleep, relationships, or daily life.
She often addresses issues connected to family history, attachment, and trauma. That can include difficulties tied to adoption, abandonment, caregiver stress, or family-of-origin problems. She also supports people dealing with addictions, bipolar symptoms, disruptive mood issues, dissociation, and reactions to disaster.
Dr. Agbayani takes a team approach with clients. She will collaborate to set goals and try different tools until a useful path emerges. The work can involve behavioral strategies, thought-based exercises, and attention to relational patterns that affect sleep and rest.
People looking for help with sleeping problems, coping with life changes, or improving relationships will find an approach that mixes practical skills and supportive guidance. Prospective clients are encouraged to describe their main concerns when they reach out.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and it focuses on taking actions that match personal values; it can help with anxiety, sleep struggles, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, behaviors, and feelings and offers concrete exercises to change unhelpful patterns and improve mood and sleep. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape current ways of connecting and can be useful when relationship patterns or attachment issues affect rest and emotional regulation.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose or combine methods that fit their goals, concerns, and preferences. That means trying out techniques and checking what helps most for sleep, relationships, or daily stressors rather than sticking to one fixed method.
The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten check-ins when time is limited, or avoid travel time. It also allows people to use behavioral and cognitive exercises during everyday routines and to practice sleep-related strategies between meetings.
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Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does this therapist address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma, addictions, and mood concerns including bipolar and disruptive mood issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
The approach is direct and empathic, with a collaborative focus. Sessions emphasize practical skills, communication work, and steps you can try between meetings.
What is her clinical background?
She is a licensed professional counselor with fifteen years noted in this profile and prior work across a range of ages and mental health needs.
Where does this therapist practice?
She is based in Virginia and lists a Virginia LPC credential in the profile.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered to international clients as noted in the profile; sessions are conducted in English.
What session formats are offered?
The original profile does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How is pricing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time according to the fact sheet.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.