Cynthia Mickel

Cynthia Mickel is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 20 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, grief, and major life changes. She practices from a client-centered view and begins by meeting each person where they are. Cynthia aims to be approachable and down-to-earth so people feel comfortable talking about hard things.

She emphasizes practical work that connects the therapy room to daily life. Sessions often include simple experiments or exercises to try between meetings so people can test new ways of coping. Cynthia encourages clients to build on their own strengths and to learn by doing rather than depending on others to fix problems for them.

Her background includes long-term work in substance use treatment and leadership roles in clinical settings. That experience informs her approach to addiction, co-occurring concerns, and trauma. She has led adolescent programs and worked with a range of mood and anxiety diagnoses.

Cynthia combines several evidence-based methods in sessions. She draws on Mindfulness Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioral techniques, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills, and a client-centered style to adapt to each person’s needs. The goal is practical change, clearer choices, and reduced distress.

She conducts therapy remotely from Texas and speaks English. People who want to try short, practical steps between sessions may find her approach helpful. To begin, prospective clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule based on availability.

How Cynthia’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy

Mindfulness Therapy focuses on present-moment awareness and slowing down unhelpful reactions. Online sessions can guide simple mindfulness practices and teach ways to notice thoughts and sensations that fuel stress or anxiety.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify values and take committed steps toward them, even when tough feelings show up. In remote work this often looks like short values-based exercises and behavioral experiments between sessions to track small changes.

A client-centered stance means the therapist follows the person's lead and adapts tools to fit their life. Cynthia works collaboratively to decide which approach or mix of techniques will suit each person’s needs and goals.

Because she practices virtually, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week. Practical benefits include reduced travel time, simpler scheduling around work or family commitments, and the ability to try real-life experiments in the environment where problems occur. The biography states she works remotely, but it does not list all supported session types. Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered.