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Online therapist

Cindy Hannigan

Thoughtful, skills-based counseling for life's challenges

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

About Cindy

Cindy Hannigan is a licensed professional counselor in Texas who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction. She also offers support around grief, parenting, sleep problems, and intimacy-related concerns. Cindy emphasizes straightforward, compassionate care for people facing life changes or identity questions, including support for LGBT concerns.

Her approach is practical and collaborative. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and from dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotional skills.

Background and approach

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy techniques help clients clarify values and take small, meaningful steps toward them. Cindy draws on 12 years of clinical experience as an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor. That background guides how she blends talk therapy with skill-building exercises.

Sessions focus on real-life problems and doable changes rather than abstract theory. She pays attention to attachment patterns and how past relationships shape current interactions. That perspective can help with commitment issues, abandonment concerns, and rebuilding trust after loss or trauma.

Cindy also addresses practical stressors like workplace pressure and caregiver burnout. People can expect a warm, nonjudgmental conversation that is tailored to their needs. She asks clear questions, helps set goals, and offers homework when it would be useful.

Progress is measured by small, concrete shifts in daily life.

How Cindy Uses Therapy Approaches Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. It focuses on actions rather than perfect feelings and can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions link together. It teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and to test new ways of coping with stress, sleep issues, or mood problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cindy treats the choice of methods as a collaborative decision. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences and suggest tools that fit their situation.

Online therapy can make it easier to attend regular sessions while juggling busy days. Options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for check-ins and support between sessions. These formats offer flexibility so people can keep therapy part of their routine despite work, family, or travel.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns can Cindy help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep problems, self-esteem struggles, career concerns, ADHD, bipolar mood issues, and related topics.
What is her therapy style like?
Cindy uses a straightforward, collaborative style. Sessions mix talk, practical skills, and small action steps tailored to each person.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor working with a range of emotional and life challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She practices in Texas and holds the LPC credential listed as TX LPC 73820.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's listed availability.

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Experience
12 years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English

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