Cynthia (Cindi) Stewart, LPC, LPCC
Experienced counselor guiding personal change
Details
| Name | Cynthia (Cindi) Stewart |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC, LPCC |
| Based in | Missouri |
| Licensed in | Kentucky, Missouri, New Jersey |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 25 |
About Cynthia
Cynthia (Cindi) Stewart is a licensed professional counselor with 25 years of clinical experience. She practices in Missouri and brings a calm, straightforward style to sessions. Cindi focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, stress, and major life changes.
She uses Narrative Therapy to help people reframe their personal stories and separate themselves from painful patterns. She blends that with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to build practical skills for coping and decision making.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to focus on clear steps people can try between meetings. Cindi works with a broad range of concerns including mood issues like bipolar and depression, addictions, grief, trauma and abuse, and issues around self-esteem and identity. She also supports people navigating parenting challenges, caregiver strain, chronic illness, and relationship communication problems.
Her background includes long-term clinical work across multiple settings over 25 years. She holds LPC and LPCC credentials which indicate professional licensure in counseling. Her experience includes helping clients through divorce, blended family stress, abandonment and attachment concerns, and career-related strain.
Cindi offers sessions in English and accepts international clients for online work. Appointments are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Clients use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and cost varies depending on location and therapist availability.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Self esteem, Bipolar disorder among the things Cynthia works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Cynthia among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Cynthia among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Cynthia among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Cynthia among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Cynthia among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Cynthia among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Cynthia among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Cynthia among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Cynthia among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Cynthia directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Cynthia directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Approaches that shape online work
Cindi uses Narrative Therapy to help people tell a different story about their difficulties, separating problems from who they are and finding new ways forward. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then move toward what matters by taking small committed actions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical tools to identify unhelpful thoughts and try alternative behaviors that reduce anxiety and lift mood.Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Cindi will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and daily life. Together they set manageable steps and review what helps most as therapy continues.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for skill teaching and deeper dialogue, while phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth or camera use is an issue. Live chat and text-based messaging are good for quick check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, and people who prefer writing over speaking. These options provide flexibility so therapy can happen in ways that match a persons routine and energy level.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Cindi helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, addictions, grief, trauma and abuse, and struggles with self-esteem and identity.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style combines Narrative Therapy with acceptance and cognitive strategies. Sessions focus on making sense of personal stories while practicing concrete coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 25 years of clinical experience working in counseling settings and helping people through life transitions and emotional challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LPC and LPCC credentials and practices in Missouri according to the information provided.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients for online work.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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