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Online therapist

Cindy Cothran

Warm, experienced therapist focused on practical support

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Credentials
LPCC, LPC
Experience
18 years
Licensed in
Tennessee, California
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Cindy

Cindy Cothran is a licensed therapist who aims to make first steps into therapy feel easier. She offers a warm, straightforward presence and uses a bit of gentle humor to build connection quickly. People often come to her for help with worry, sadness, life changes, and complicated feelings.

Cindy works from a place of respect and steadiness as she listens to each person's priorities. She has 18 years of experience as a clinician and holds LPCC and LPC credentials.

Background and approach

LPCC stands for Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and LPC stands for Licensed Professional Counselor. Over the years she has gathered a range of practical tools and adapts them to each person rather than following a fixed script. Cindy draws on attachment-based ideas to understand how relationships shape emotions and behavior.

She also uses client-centered practices to keep the work focused on the person's own goals. For trauma and intense memories she may use EMDR, and for emotion regulation she may bring in techniques from Dialectical Behavior Therapy or DBT. Her sessions tend to be direct but compassionate, focusing on concrete steps someone can try between meetings.

She pays attention to patterns from a person's past while helping build new ways of coping in the present. The goal is to help people feel more capable navigating the problems that brought them to therapy. Cindy practices in Tennessee and conducts sessions in English.

She is familiar with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, mood disorders, grief, addictions, and parenting issues among others. She supports each person in finding practical, realistic ways forward.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Cindy often uses attachment-based therapy, which looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and patterns. In sessions she helps people notice those patterns and practice new ways of relating that reduce anxiety and conflict.

She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, for people who are dealing with distressing memories or trauma. EMDR in an online setting involves guided processing and techniques to help reduce the intensity of troubling memories.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cindy collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. She adjusts techniques over time based on what is helpful and what feels manageable.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people meet face to face from home, while phone sessions can be useful when video is not possible. Live chat and text-based messaging allow short check-ins and support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue care when in-person visits are difficult.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems can be brought to therapy?
Cindy works with a wide range of concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting, self esteem, mood disorders, and relationship challenges.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is compassionate and straightforward, using attachment-based and client-centered approaches while adapting tools to each person's goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 18 years of experience as a practicing therapist and has developed a flexible set of techniques during that time.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She holds LPCC and LPC credentials with license numbers CA LPCC 13358 and TN LPC 2767 and practices in Tennessee.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits the client.
How are fees and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
18 years
Licensed
Tennessee, California
Languages
English

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