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Online therapist

Cindy Dickerson

Family-focused counselor with a practical approach

Credentials
LPC
Experience
14 years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Cindy

Cindy Dickerson is a Licensed Professional Counselor who uses a client-centered approach to guide parents and families through difficult moments. She focuses on family and relationship concerns and listens first to understand each persons priorities. Her style is direct but warm, helping people talk through what matters most to them.

Cindy has 14 years of experience working with issues such as grief and loss, intimacy-related problems, anger, and trauma and abuse.

Background and approach

She also supports people managing life changes, career questions, compassion fatigue, and struggles with self-esteem. Communication problems, forgiveness, self-love, and women's issues are additional areas she addresses. Sessions are shaped around each family's needs.

She tailors conversations and plans so goals feel realistic and clear. Motivational Interviewing techniques are used when someone wants to find internal motivation to change habits or steps forward. Cindy treats people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.

She aims to create a space where parents and caregivers can speak honestly and work toward solutions. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she acknowledges that courage. Her practice operates in Texas and sessions are offered in English.

Cindy works through typical online formats so families can find a way of meeting that fits their schedules and daily demands.

How Cindy's Approaches Work Online

Cindy uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a listening-focused space where clients set the agenda and explore what matters most. This approach emphasizes understanding each family member's point of view and building solutions from their priorities.

She also applies Motivational Interviewing when someone needs help finding motivation to make changes. That method relies on guided conversation to draw out a persons own reasons for taking steps forward, useful for shifting habits or moving through a tough transition.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Cindy will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. She adjusts the plan as progress and preferences become clearer.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy families. Video calls let people meet face to face from home, phone sessions remove travel, and live chat or text-based messaging provide shorter, flexible check-ins. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care while fitting therapy into a family schedule.

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.

Motivational Interviewing

A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does this therapist address?
Cindy works with family and relationship concerns, grief, intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, career questions, compassion fatigue, and related topics like communication and forgiveness.
How would you describe the therapy style?
The approach is client-centered, with attention to each persons perspective, and uses Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons to change.
What is her professional background and experience?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 14 years of professional experience working with relationship and family issues and related concerns.
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
She holds a Texas license as a Licensed Professional Counselor, TX LPC 66438, and practices with clients based in Texas.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility in how people connect.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session based on the therapists availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

  • Relationship issues
  • Family conflicts
  • Grief
Experience
14 years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English

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