Cynthia Marcolina , LPC

Cynthia Marcolina brings a calm, collaborative style to counseling, guiding clients through change with warmth and practical tools. As a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), she integrates humanistic, existential, mindfulness, and cognitive-behavioral techniques to tailor work to each individual and family. With 35 years of experience across a range of mental health settings, she has worked with all ages and diagnoses in individual, marital, group, and family counseling.

She encourages clients to draw on creativity as part of the healing process, supplementing conversation with reading suggestions and simple paper-and-pencil exercises. Cynthia emphasizes strengthening self-talk and self-esteem, reducing anxiety, and developing self-soothing strategies that can be used with or without medication. Her practice focuses on practical coping skills and inner awareness, helping people identify what is within their control to foster empowerment.

Clients can expect a supportive partnership that values the present moment and active problem-solving. Cynthia often invites creative expression and reflective practices to help people work through difficult periods. Namaste.

Integrating Therapeutic Approaches into Online Care

Cynthia often combines client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and mindfulness practices to meet clients where they are. Client-centered therapy focuses on building a trusting, nonjudgmental relationship so clients can explore feelings and values at their own pace - it is helpful for self-esteem, relationship concerns, and life transitions. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps people identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, making it useful for anxiety, depression, and coping skills development. Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment awareness and simple practices to reduce reactivity and manage stress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Cynthia works collaboratively with each person to determine what fits best based on their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques over time so the plan evolves with the client.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and maintain continuity when in-person care is not feasible. These options support access to licensed professionals and allow therapy to continue across different life circumstances.