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Online therapist

Cynthia Fradl

Calm guidance for everyday parenting challenges

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
20 years
Licensed in
Oregon
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Cynthia

Cynthia Fradl is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 20 years of clinical experience. She uses a warm, interactive style and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and other life challenges. Cynthia emphasizes respect and compassion and avoids stigmatizing labels when people come for help.

She combines practical therapies like cognitive behavioral therapy with acceptance and mindfulness techniques. Sessions are tailored to each person’s needs and goals.

Background and approach

Cynthia listens, helps identify patterns that get in the way, and works with clients to build doable habits and coping steps. Her background includes work in nonprofit agencies, hospital and clinical settings, and schools. That variety has exposed her to many concerns, including long-term mental health conditions such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

She also has experience supporting people facing relationship and career stresses, addiction-related issues, sleep and eating difficulties, and caregiver strain. Therapy with Cynthia tends to be collaborative and down-to-earth. She draws from emotionally-focused and client-centered approaches when relationship themes or self-esteem concerns arise.

Motivational interviewing and skills-based CBT are used when people want concrete tools to change behavior. Cynthia aims to meet each person where they are and create a plan that fits their life. She views the work as a partnership and helps clients take small, steady steps toward more manageable days.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and commit to actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) works by identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and replacing them with more useful habits; it is often used for anxiety, mood, and sleep or eating concerns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and support to help people explore their feelings and build self-direction in decisions.

Cynthia approaches treatment as a collaborative process. She will talk with a person about goals and preferences and then try different methods to find what helps most. Together they shape a plan that fits the person’s daily life and priorities rather than forcing a single method.

Online sessions can be done by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, which makes therapy more flexible for busy schedules or remote locations. These options allow for consistent contact, quick check-ins, and the chance to use therapeutic tools between meetings. Licensed professionals can work with people through these formats to adapt exercises, practice skills, and track progress in ways that fit each person’s routine.

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.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Cynthia address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, depression, addictions, relationship and family concerns, parenting, eating and sleeping problems, anger, career challenges, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is her overall therapy style?
The approach is warm and interactive with a focus on respect and sensitivity. Sessions combine practical skills with reflective conversation to help people make changes that fit their lives.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Cynthia has over 20 years of clinical experience working in nonprofits, hospitals and clinical settings, and schools.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, OR LCSW L5766, practicing in Oregon.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Cynthia?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

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Experience
20 years
Licensed
Oregon
Languages
English

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