About Cynthia
Cynthia Johnson is a licensed mental health counselor in Massachusetts who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship struggles, low self-esteem, and depression. She meets clients where they are and treats them as the experts in their own lives. Cynthia frames change as a series of small steps and offers steady support while people try new ways of coping.
She leans on somatic methods to help clients notice how the body holds tension and emotion.
Background and approach
That work is often paired with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and make room for uncomfortable feelings. She also draws on attachment-based and client-centered ideas to build trust and create a respectful, nonjudgmental space. Cynthia has eight years of professional experience and practices under the credential Licensed Mental Health Counselor, or LMHC.
Her practice is called Migdal, LLC and she works with adults navigating midlife questions, caregiving stress, divorce and separation, grief near end of life, and issues around trust and control. In sessions she focuses on practical tools people can use between meetings. This can include grounding techniques, simple cognitive strategies, and communication skills to reduce conflict.
She helps clients set realistic goals and track small wins. People who choose Cynthia can expect direct, clear guidance and a calm presence. Her style centers on collaboration, gentle challenge, and attention to both thoughts and bodily experience.
She supports each person in finding approaches that fit their life.
How Cynthia blends approaches in online therapy
Cynthia uses somatic-focused work to help people notice how tension and emotion show up in the body. That can be simple breath or grounding practices and noticing physical sensations tied to worry or tension. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps clients clarify what matters to them and take small actions even when feelings are difficult.She also draws on attachment-based ideas to understand patterns in relationships and how early connections influence current trust and communication. These approaches are explained in plain terms and adapted to each person's situation so therapy fits daily life. Finding the right mix is part of the work, and Cynthia will collaborate with clients to choose methods that match their goals and preferences.
Online therapy with Cynthia is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to use short check-ins or longer conversations as needed. The variety of formats supports continuity of care when life gets hectic and lets people practice skills between meetings.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Massachusetts
- Languages
- English