Cynthia Mickel, LPC

Cynthia Mickel is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 20 years of experience supporting adolescents and adults through a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD, grief, trauma and abuse, substance use, self-esteem, anger, intimacy-related issues, parenting challenges, and major life transitions. She holds a master’s degree in educational psychology with an emphasis in community counseling, bringing a foundation that integrates emotional wellbeing with practical, real-world support.

Throughout her career, Cynthia has served in leadership roles in behavioral health, including supervising in a substance use residential setting and working as a Clinical Director. She is especially experienced in helping people who have lived through significant trauma and in guiding clients through grief, recognizing that loss can look and feel different from one person to the next. For the past several years, she has also led an adolescent program and is familiar with self-harming behaviors, approaching this work with patience and steady encouragement toward self-understanding and self-worth.

Her style is client-centered, starting where each person is and moving at a pace that fits their needs. Some clients come to therapy primarily for space to talk and receive guidance, while others want to explore deeper patterns and the experiences that brought them to counseling - both approaches are welcome. Cynthia often incorporates between-session “experiments” so clients can practice what they are learning in daily life and build momentum beyond the therapy hour. She works remotely and offers a flexible schedule for online care.