Cynthia Gladyness

Cynthia Gladyness is a licensed clinical social worker with 26 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and relationship or intimacy concerns. She works with those coping with grief, addiction, career shifts, parenting strain, ADHD, and life transitions. Her manner is warm and straightforward, focused on practical steps that make daily life easier.

Cynthia creates a respectful space where a person’s story comes first. Sessions emphasize listening and clear goals. She draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy when trauma is central, and she uses tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address patterns that cause distress.

Her work is collaborative and tailored. Clients map small changes that add up over weeks and months. Conversations include problem-solving, skills practice, and attention to feelings and values so choices feel more connected to what matters.

Across many years in Michigan, Cynthia has supported people through caregiving, loss, divorce, blending families, serious illness, and other major life events. She also brings experience helping with anger, sleep problems, shame, and compassion fatigue. She aims to help people regain steadiness and clearer direction.

If you want a practical, compassionate approach that names difficult things and looks for workable next steps, Cynthia offers that kind of partnership. To begin, use the site’s Start Therapy button to match and schedule a session.

How Cynthia’s approaches translate to online therapy

Cynthia uses Trauma-Focused Therapy to address the effects of trauma and abuse, focusing on helping people feel safer with their memories and reduce the ways trauma gets in the way of daily life. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then choose actions that match their values. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience, offering empathic listening and reflection to help people feel heard and understood.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Cynthia will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Together they review what’s working and adjust the plan as needed, so therapy moves at a pace that feels manageable.

The biography does not specify which online session formats are used, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy weeks, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible to continue care when life events or travel would otherwise interrupt progress. Cynthia aims to tailor sessions to practical needs and everyday schedules, while helping clients practice skills between meetings.