- Client-centered approach
- Mindfulness and CBT
- Adoption and foster care
About Cindy
Cindy Burnett, LPC, offers counseling for people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, anxiety, depression, trauma, anger, and life transitions. She also focuses on adoption and foster care concerns, blended family issues, ADHD, and mood or personality disorders. Her style is warm, down-to-earth, and practical, with an emphasis on listening and building understanding first so clients feel heard.
She believes every person follows a unique path shaped by family, choices, and experiences. Cindy aims to walk alongside clients as they look at patterns, try new ways of responding, and shift how they see their situations. Sessions emphasize encouragement, emotional support, and perspective that helps clients manage daily life.
Cindy draws from client-centered methods that prioritize the person's experience and from solution-focused work that looks for practical next steps. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help change unhelpful thoughts and mindfulness tools to increase present-moment awareness. These approaches are used to address relationship problems, self-esteem struggles, mood disorders, and coping with change.
Her background includes three decades of work in schools, community mental health, and with people who have intellectual disabilities. Cindy has extensive experience with adolescents, young adults, and families from roles supporting students and community members. She also has training in career guidance to help during job or life transitions.
Cindy holds a masters in community agency counseling and a masters in elementary and secondary school counseling from Clemson University, and she is a Licensed Professional Counselor in South Carolina. She works in English and practices from a collaborative, person-focused perspective.
How Cindy Uses Therapy Approaches Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the client's experience and creating a supportive, listening space. It helps when someone needs empathy, clarity, and encouragement to explore their feelings and choices.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect behavior and mood. It is practical and helps with anxiety, depression, anger, and changing patterns that cause distress.
Mindfulness work teaches simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and build calm. This approach can help with stress, mood swings, and increasing awareness of emotional triggers.
Choosing a therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about what feels most helpful and try methods that match goals and preferences. Adjustments are common as rapport and insight grow.
Confirm the session formats available before booking since the profile does not specify them. Online therapy can make scheduling easier and help fit sessions into busy days. It may allow shorter check-ins on hectic days, let someone keep working through concerns without extra travel, and make it simpler to continue care during life changes.
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Experience
30+ years
Credentials
South Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does Cindy help people with?
Cindy supports people facing relationship and family concerns, parenting stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, anger, and life transitions. She also focuses on adoption and foster care questions, blended family concerns, ADHD, and mood or personality disorders.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, non-judgmental, and practical. Sessions center on listening, building understanding, and finding small, actionable steps clients can try between meetings.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 30 years of counseling experience in schools, community mental health, and work with people who have intellectual disabilities. Much of her work has involved adolescents, young adults, and families.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in South Carolina.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability as shown after matching.