About Cynthia
Cynthia Sarris is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Connecticut. She has 35 years of experience helping people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, grief, or big life changes. Cynthia focuses on clear, practical steps clients can use between sessions.
She listens first and builds a plan with each person. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. Cynthia draws on approaches that help people manage symptoms and strengthen everyday coping skills.
Background and approach
Many people come for help with stress, low self-esteem, panic, or trouble finding purpose. She also supports those dealing with caregiving strain, aging concerns, and relationship communication challenges. Cynthia pays attention to how guilt, isolation, or major transitions shape daily life.
Her work often includes short-term strategies and longer-term growth work. Techniques borrowed from cognitive behavioral methods and mindfulness help with mood and anxious thinking. Dialectical methods and hypnotherapy tools are used when they fit a person’s goals.
Sessions aim to reduce immediate distress and build lasting skills for handling future challenges. Cynthia helps people practice new ways of thinking and relating. The focus is on small, doable steps that fit real life.
Approach-Based Online Therapy and Practical Tools
Client-centered work means the therapist follows your lead and focuses on what matters most to you. This approach is about empathy, listening carefully, and shaping sessions around your goals rather than a fixed agenda.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and teaches practical ways to change them. It is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and mood struggles because it targets thinking patterns and daily habits.
Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, offers skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. It includes techniques for distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and clearer communication that can be helpful for persistent mood or anxiety symptoms.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which approaches fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Plans are adjusted over time as progress and priorities change.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make therapy more flexible - video for deeper conversation, phone for lower bandwidth, chat for brief check-ins, and messaging for ongoing support between meetings. Online formats let people fit therapy into work, caregiving, and other busy routines.
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- Experience
- 35 years
- Licensed
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English