Cynthia Cunningham, LMFT

Cynthia Cunningham is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 27 years of clinical experience. She brings long-term recovery experience to her work, having been sober for 35 years and managing her own past struggles with codependency and love addiction. Cynthia uses straightforward language and practical skills in sessions. She emphasizes personal choice and helps people decide the direction of their therapy. Cynthia focuses on helping people break patterns that keep them stuck. She offers support for depression, anxiety and panic, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, stress, self-esteem, and sleep or eating concerns. She also works with people facing career changes, coping with life transitions, and those navigating attachment and communication problems. Her style blends cognitive behavioral techniques with psychodynamic and client-centered ideas. That means she may use thought-focused exercises and also look at past patterns that shape present choices. Cynthia often teaches clear boundaries and direct communication skills, including how to say no in a calm, firm way. Clients can expect a companionable approach. Cynthia stresses that clients remain in charge of therapy goals and pace. She draws on lived experience to normalize hard steps and to encourage steady progress. Her background includes long-term clinical practice across many concerns and a personal recovery story that informs her empathy. She invites people to take the first step toward change and supports them through the process.