Cindy Tenaglia, LCSW - Therapist in Pennsylvania

About Cindy

Cindy Tenaglia is a licensed clinical social worker who draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered work to help people find practical ways forward. She brings 18 years of experience to conversations about relationships, family life, parenting, stress, anxiety, grief, and other everyday struggles. Her manner is warm and direct, focused on concrete steps instead of jargon.

Parents and partners often come for help sorting out communication, intimacy, and family problems.

Background and approach

She has practiced in both inpatient and outpatient settings and has supported people facing depression, bipolar concerns, eating and food-related issues, and chronic health challenges. Cindy also works with caregivers on burnout and compassion fatigue, and helps people facing career changes or life transitions. She uses mindfulness skills to steady attention and reduce reactivity.

Sessions are collaborative and tailored to each person. Cindy uses tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clarify values and reduce unhelpful struggling. She blends solution-focused questions to name small, doable steps that fit daily life.

Client-centered techniques guide the pace and tone of sessions so people feel heard. Cindy values teaching and coaching alongside therapy. She homeschooled her two children for nine years and brings that practical, self-directed learning approach into sessions.

That background informs her emphasis on skill-building and real-world practice. She practices in Pennsylvania and offers help for a wide range of concerns including parenting, family relationships, ADHD, attachment and blending family issues. Cindy works in English and uses a straightforward, caring style to help people move toward more meaningful daily living.

Practical approaches for online family and parenting work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters to them and take small actions that match those values. It focuses on building psychological flexibility so difficult thoughts and feelings have less control over behavior, which can help with stress, anxiety, and parenting challenges. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm in tense family moments. These practices are brief and meant to be used between sessions to steady responses and improve listening.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist works collaboratively to explore which methods fit a person's goals and daily routine. Together they try techniques, adjust what doesn't fit, and emphasize skills that can be practiced at home with partners or family members.

Online sessions are offered by video or phone, and through live chat or text-based messaging for more flexible check-ins. These options let people choose what fits their schedule and comfort level, whether they need a quick strategy between meetings or a longer conversation by video. The mix of approaches and formats aims to make steady progress possible while fitting real family life.

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.

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.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

Cindy works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, self esteem, relationship and family issues including parenting and intimacy-related concerns.

What is her therapy style like?

She combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered listening, mindfulness, and solution-focused questions to create practical, gentle sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 18 years of professional experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings supporting individuals, couples, and families.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, with licence number PA LCSW CW006987L and practices in Pennsylvania.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats does she offer online?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.

How are sessions paid for and what does pricing look like?

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 her?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 18 years
Licensed: Pennsylvania
Languages: English

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