- Client-centered focus
- Solution oriented
- Sleep support
About Cynthia
Cynthia Harford is a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than 21 years of experience helping people navigate hard seasons. She works with individuals facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, addiction concerns, and sleep difficulties. Her style is warm and down-to-earth, focused on practical steps people can use right away.
Cynthia aims to make sessions feel like a calm place to talk without judgment. She listens for patterns that keep people stuck and helps name small, doable changes. Clients often work on managing emotions, improving sleep, and rebuilding energy after burnout or compassion fatigue.
Her approach mixes client-centered care with evidence-based tools. That means she follows each person’s pace while offering strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused work. She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy and motivational interviewing when they fit the situation.
Cynthia practices in West Virginia and holds LPC credentials. She has two decades of experience guiding people through life transitions, parenting stress, relationship concerns, and challenges like ADHD and bipolar disorder. Her goal is to help people reconnect with strengths and get clearer about next steps.
Therapy with Cynthia is collaborative and practical. Together clients build skills to better manage sleep, handle daily demands, and move toward meaningful change. To begin, she invites people to reach out and start the process of matching and scheduling.
How Cynthia’s approaches translate to online therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors to ease symptoms like anxiety, low mood, and sleep disruption. It uses simple exercises and practical homework to change patterns that keep problems going.Client-centered therapy centers the person’s experience and priorities. The therapist follows the client’s pace, listens closely, and helps people feel heard while they decide what changes matter most.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Cynthia works collaboratively to choose strategies that match a person’s goals and daily life. She may blend CBT, client-centered methods, DBT skills, or motivational interviewing based on what the client needs and prefers.
Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule and to use therapeutic tools between appointments. If you'd like to pursue therapy online, confirm the current session options when you match and schedule. That ensures the format chosen fits your routine, tech access, and comfort level before you begin.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
21+ years
Credentials
Virginia, West Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist help with?
This therapist works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and addiction-related concerns, among others. She also supports people dealing with sleep problems, parenting strain, career stress, ADHD, bipolar challenges, and compassion fatigue.
What is the therapeutic style in session?
The style is warm, practical, and client-centered. Sessions focus on listening, naming patterns, and building concrete tools to manage emotions and improve daily functioning.
How much experience does she have?
She has over 21 years of clinical experience working with adults through life transitions, relationship concerns, trauma, grief, and related issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LPC credentials and practices in West Virginia. The profile notes licensure in Virginia and West Virginia as well.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact rates depend on the match and chosen plan.
What steps start the process of working together?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that, schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.