Cynthia Prince, LCSW

Cynthia Prince is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 38 years of experience helping people through a wide range of life challenges. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, caregiving stress, and aging and geriatric issues. Cynthia works in a direct, warm manner and uses plain language so people can make sense of what’s happening and what to try next.

She has worked in many settings across New York, including prisons, residential programs for young people, emergency rooms as an on-call psychiatric evaluator, and a family medical center. That variety shaped her practical approach to messy, real-world problems. She says labels matter less than how a person is functioning and what they want to change.

Cynthia draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-Based methods, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and a client-centered stance. She tailors treatment to each person and emphasizes skills that can be used between sessions. Humor and a relaxed bedside manner are part of her style, and she sometimes includes an emotional support pet named Major in virtual visits when allergies allow.

Her work includes care for people coping with ADHD, bipolar disorder, PTSD, self-esteem struggles, eating and sleeping problems, sexual and kink-related concerns, chronic illness and pain, and caregiver burnout. She aims to help people build routines, manage symptoms, repair relationships, and find clearer direction in life.

To start, she asks people to describe what’s most urgent and what a better week would look like. From there she helps set short-term goals and practical steps clients can try between sessions.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleeping and eating problems, and anger. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current bonds and patterns, which can be useful for relationship, abandonment, and intimacy-related issues.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Cynthia will work with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences. She often blends techniques so sessions address immediate needs and build longer-term skills.

The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm options before booking. Many people find online work lets them fit therapy into busy days, reduces travel, and enables check-ins that are shorter or more flexible. Online sessions can make it easier to coordinate care while managing work, school, caregiver duties, or health challenges.