Cynthia Gladyness, LMSW

Cynthia Gladyness is a licensed social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and the effects of trauma. She also supports people facing relationship and intimacy issues, addiction concerns, sleep disturbance, parenting strain, and career or life transitions. Cynthia brings 26 years of clinical experience to her work in Michigan and offers an approachable, steady presence during difficult moments.

Her style is warm and person-centered. She listens first, then helps a person name what matters most and set small, doable goals. Sessions blend practical tools with attention to feelings, so work between visits is focused and manageable. She uses everyday language and clear steps so people can try ideas right away.

Methods include acceptance and commitment strategies, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused work around important relationships, and motivational interviewing to support change. Those approaches are mixed to match each person’s needs rather than applied the same way to everyone. Cynthia aims to help people notice patterns, build coping skills, and move toward the life they want.

She also offers coaching-style supports for goal-setting and problem solving alongside traditional therapy. Her background emphasizes long-term, steady help for people facing complex or overlapping challenges such as chronic health issues, caregiving, or grief. People who want practical strategies paired with empathic listening may find her approach helpful.

Clients who wish to begin will complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability through the site.

How Cynthia’s approaches translate to online work

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test them against real-life evidence. It focuses on small behavior and thought changes that can reduce anxiety, improve mood, and ease sleep problems.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy emphasizes noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then moving toward personal values. It can help with chronic health challenges, ongoing stress, and decisions that feel overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Cynthia will talk with each person about goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. That collaborative process makes it easier to adjust techniques over time and pick what helps most.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow short check-ins when a full visit isn’t needed. It also makes it possible for people in other locations to work with a Michigan-based licensed social worker without relocating.