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"Cyndi" Cynthia Oberdan

Calm, practical support for life changes

LCSW Florida

Experience
9 years in practice
Focus areas
Family, Self esteem, Career
Approaches
Gottman Method, Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Cyndi

Cyndi Cynthia Oberdan is a licensed clinical social worker with nine years of professional practice. She brings a steady, practical style to therapy and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, life transitions, and relationship concerns.

Background and approach

Cynthia uses everyday language and direct support to help people take small, doable steps toward feeling better. Her background includes work across many settings.

She has supported people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, run a family respite program, and managed community habilitation services for teens and adults. She also served in child welfare as an investigator and worked as a medical social worker in hospitals and outpatient clinics.

These varied roles shaped her approach to therapy. She offers coaching-style guidance when clients need structure, and a listening, client-centered stance when people need to be heard.

She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to address thinking patterns, daily routines, and sleep concerns. Cynthia also draws on dialectical behavior strategies to teach skills for distress tolerance and emotion regulation.

She incorporates aspects of the Gottman Method when relationship dynamics are part of the work. Sessions aim to be practical, with homework and skill practice when useful.

People who connect well with Cynthia often want clear tools and steady support. She helps clients sort priorities, build coping skills, and navigate family or career changes.

Her style is calm, direct, and focused on tangible progress over time.

How Cynthia Tailors Therapy Online

Cynthia uses a mix of approaches to meet practical needs. The Gottman Method focuses on communication patterns and rebuilding connection when relationship issues are part of the work; it involves exercises and specific interaction skills to try during and between sessions. Client-centered therapy centers the person in the room, offering listening, empathy, and support while clients set the pace and topics for a session. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect mood; it includes straightforward tools for changing unhelpful thought patterns and building routines that improve sleep, focus, and stress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Cynthia works collaboratively to pick methods that match a person's goals, needs, and comfort level. She will suggest options, try techniques, and adjust the plan together based on what helps most.

Online formats make this work flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and exercise work. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging can support quick coaching, skill reminders, or between-session follow up. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and routines.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting and family problems, trauma and abuse, sleep issues, career and life purpose matters, and coping with major life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
The approach blends a client-centered, listening stance with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. Sessions often include skill teaching, problem solving, and step-by-step coaching.
What is her professional background?
She has nine years of clinical experience working in community habilitation, family respite programs, child welfare investigation, and hospital and outpatient medical social work.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker with credentials listed as FL LCSW and ME LCSW and practices from a Florida location.
What languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.
How are fees and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; to start, select the Start Therapy button and complete the matching questionnaire to schedule.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Family conflictsSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesADHD

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesDepressionCoaching

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHearing impairedIntellectual disabilityLife purposeMoney and financial issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

9+ years

Licensed in

Florida, Maine

Languages

English