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Online therapist

Cindy Johnson

Strength for families and parents

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

About Cindy

Cindy Johnson is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 21 years of experience. She uses a warm, client-centered style to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the emotional fallout from trauma and abuse. Parents and family members often turn to her when relationships feel strained or communication breaks down.

She creates a calm space where people can speak honestly without judgment. Sessions focus on practical next steps and clearer communication rather than long lectures.

Background and approach

Cindy encourages small, achievable changes that add up over time. Cindy draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and to practice different ways of responding. She also uses emotionally-focused therapy to help people notice and name key feelings inside difficult interactions.

These methods are used together to address both thoughts and emotions. Her work often covers divorce and separation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, infidelity, and isolation or loneliness. She also offers support for people wrestling with life purpose and personality-related challenges.

The approach is steady and collaborative, aimed at helping each person move toward clearer choices. Sessions are offered from Texas and are provided in English. Cindy supports family and parenting concerns while keeping the focus on the person sitting in front of her and the changes they want to make.

Online approaches for family and parenting concerns

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and reflecting what matters to the person. It helps people feel heard and decide what changes they want to try in their family life. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and managing stress in daily parenting tasks. Emotionally-focused therapy, or EFT, helps people identify and name strong emotions in relationships so they can respond differently to one another and repair connection.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and will suggest which methods to try first. Together they will check progress and adjust the plan if needed so the work stays useful and realistic.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for busy schedules. These options make it easier to fit sessions around school, work, and caregiving. Therapists can use the same CBT or EFT techniques online, guiding exercises, role plays, and communication practice from wherever the client is located.

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.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Cindy commonly address?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, plus related issues like communication breakdowns, divorce and separation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, infidelity, isolation, life purpose, personality issues, and social anxiety.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and supportive, with practical guidance. Sessions aim to create honest conversations and to try concrete ways to change thoughts and responses.
How much experience does she have?
Cindy has 21 years of professional work experience as a counselor in clinical settings and with individuals navigating family and relationship challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds the LPC credential in Texas with license number TX LPC 15888 and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Therapy is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
21 years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English

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