Cynthia Usher, BACP
Compassionate counsellor using body-aware and talking therapies
About Cynthia
Cynthia Usher is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience and a BACP credential. She creates a calm space where people can talk about stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and experiences of trauma or abuse. She aims to help clients feel heard and to move toward more manageable, daily rhythms.
Her sessions are grounded in somatic work and talking therapies. Somatic Therapy helps people notice how emotions show up in the body and learn simple ways to ease physical tension.
Background and approach
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening without judgement, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behaviour to make small, practical changes. Cynthia is direct but warm in her approach. She encourages people to name what feels hard and to try new ways of coping between sessions.
The tone is practical: there may be grounding exercises, breathing, reflection, and clear steps to practise at home. She supports people addressing relationship strain, attachment and abandonment concerns, or challenges such as guilt, shame, and body image. Cynthia also works with issues around divorce, domestic violence, immigration stress, caregiving strain, and communication problems.
Sessions are offered in English and Shona. International clients can take part via video, phone, live chat or text messaging. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.
How Cynthia blends body-based work and talking therapies online
Somatic Therapy helps people tune into bodily sensations and simple movement or breathing to release tension and better manage anxiety or stress. It can be useful for trauma, panic, and physical reactions linked to strong emotions. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and acceptance so people can feel understood and explore feelings at their own pace. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviours and offers practical exercises to test and change unhelpful patterns.Finding the right way of working is part of the journey. Cynthia will work collaboratively to identify which combination of approaches fits the person’s needs, goals and preferences. The choice of methods can change over time as progress is made and priorities shift.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to access this work. Video calls allow face-to-face connection for somatic noticing and guided exercises, while phone sessions suit those who prefer voice-only contact. Live chat and text-based messaging make short check-ins and between-session support easier. These options make it simpler to fit counselling into busy lives and to continue work from different locations.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English, Shona