- Goal oriented
- Attachment aware
- Collaborative
About Cynthia
Cynthia Odell is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with ten years of clinical experience. She helps people who feel stuck and unsure which direction to take. Her approach focuses on practical next steps while honoring each person's hopes and fears.
Cynthia begins by listening to where someone is right now. She helps name what feels most challenging and uncovers the patterns that keep people stuck. Together they set clear, achievable goals that reflect the client's own priorities.
Her work often centers on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship concerns, parenting challenges, career strain, and the fallout from trauma or addiction. Cynthia also supports people dealing with attention differences, intimacy issues, anger, and compassion fatigue. She pays attention to attachment and family-of-origin patterns that influence current life choices.
In sessions she uses methods drawn from attachment-based work, client-centered care, narrative ideas, and solution-focused strategies. She helps people tell a clearer story about themselves and test small changes that lead toward bigger shifts. The focus is practical progress rather than labels.
Cynthia practices in New Jersey and holds LMFT licensure in Vermont and New Jersey. She aims to build a collaborative plan with each person - a step-by-step road map they can follow between sessions. Her style is steady, encouraging, and goal-oriented, helping people move toward the life they want.
If someone wants to begin, Cynthia asks them to choose the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire to schedule based on her availability.
How Cynthia's approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds shape current relationships and emotional needs. Online sessions can help identify attachment patterns and practice new ways of relating in everyday life.Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's own experience and goals. The therapist listens, reflects, and follows the client's lead to build clarity and confidence in decision making.
Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from unhelpful stories and rewrite the narrative they live by. This can be useful for work stress, identity questions, and recovery from difficult events.
Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Cynthia will work with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Confirm the available session formats before booking since the profile does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also makes it possible to continue momentum between in-person commitments. Ask about current session options when you complete the short matching questionnaire to schedule.
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Experience
10+ years
Credentials
New Jersey, Vermont
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and parenting challenges, trauma and addiction issues, ADHD-related concerns, and other areas like self-esteem and career stress.
What is her therapy style and approach?
Her style is collaborative and goal-focused, using attachment-based, client-centered, narrative, solution-focused, and Internal Family Systems ideas to help people tell clearer stories and try small changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional experience working with adults on a range of life and relationship concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She practices in New Jersey and holds LMFT licensure in Vermont and New Jersey.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.