- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness practices
About Cynthia
Cynthia Rumford-Jones is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) practicing in California with 22 years of clinical experience. She works with anxiety, depression, stress, anger, self-esteem concerns, relationship and family issues, and challenges around parenting and life transitions. She also addresses eating-related concerns, grief, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and family of origin issues.
She uses client-centered work alongside cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice how thoughts and behaviors maintain problems. Dialectical behavior concepts and mindfulness practices are tools she brings in for emotion regulation and reducing reactivity. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques appear when the goal is clearer decision-making or quick, practical change.
In sessions she helps people name patterns that began in childhood and see how those patterns affect current relationships and choices. She will talk through concrete strategies for managing stress, coping with change, and improving communication. Therapy can include skill-building, small experiments between sessions, and goal-setting that fits daily life.
Cynthia’s background includes a Master of Social Work from the University of California, Berkeley and decades of work in social services and mental health. That experience informs how she links practical supports to clinical goals. She has worked with issues related to adoption, foster care, blended family concerns, divorce, and fatherhood questions.
People who want a clear, active approach to old family patterns and present-day problems may find her style direct and task-focused. To begin, follow the site process to complete the matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Online sessions using CBT often involve identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing specific behavioral experiments between meetings to test new ways of responding.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the person’s goals and perspective. In this approach the therapist listens and reflects to help the client clarify priorities and make decisions based on their own values and experience.
Finding the right approach is part of the early work. She will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match goals, preferences, and everyday demands. That means adjusting pacing, mixing skills from DBT or mindfulness when needed, and checking regularly whether the plan is helping.
Confirm the exact online session formats before booking since the profile does not list specific delivery methods. Online work can make sessions easier to fit into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Discuss practical preferences during the matching questionnaire and the first session so meetings can be arranged to fit daily life.
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Experience
22+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, self-esteem, relationship and family issues, parenting questions, grief, eating-related concerns, bipolar and ADHD-related challenges.
What is her therapy style?
Her approach is client-centered with practical elements from cognitive behavioral therapy, DBT skills, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 22 years of clinical experience as an LCSW and additional years working in social work and human services.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCSW licensed in California and practices in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking; the profile does not list specific formats so check the platform's online therapy options for details.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the "See online therapy options" button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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