About Cindy
Cindy McGraw is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting strain, and relationship concerns. She guides adults and seniors through trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, low self-esteem, and life transitions. Cindy focuses on practical steps that reduce overwhelm and restore a sense of control.
She uses somatic ideas to help people notice how emotions show up in the body and to find calmer physical responses.
Background and approach
Cindy also draws on attachment-based work to map how past relationships shape present patterns. Her sessions are client-centered and aimed at clear, usable change rather than abstract theory. In the room she listens for patterns of thinking that keep people stuck.
She helps clients test new behaviors and build coping skills. Techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy are used to teach emotion regulation and problem-solving skills. Cindy brings 15 years of counseling experience to her practice.
She combines practical tools with supportive, down-to-earth conversation. The goal is steady progress that fits each person’s life and pace. She offers video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to connect.
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Cindy holds Michigan license MI LPC 6401002855 and conducts work in English.
How Cindy’s Approaches Work Online
Somatic-informed work helps people pay attention to bodily sensations that accompany stress and trauma. In online sessions this can mean guided breathing, gentle movement suggestions, and awareness practices to reduce physical tension and promote calm.Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections. In teletherapy sessions the focus is on noticing interaction patterns, naming needs, and practicing new ways of relating that improve trust and communication.
Client-centered therapy means the therapist follows the person’s lead and offers empathy and reflection. This approach creates a collaborative space where goals are set together and progress moves at a comfortable pace.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and day-to-day life. This is a joint decision that can change as therapy moves forward.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face work, phone sessions remove travel time, and chat or text options support quick check-ins or written reflection. These formats increase flexibility and help people access consistent care from wherever they are located in Michigan.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English