Therapist profile
Cindy Cothran, LPCC, LPC
Tennessee
LPCC LPC counselor - relationships and trauma
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- Credentials
- LPCC, LPC
- License
- LPC, Tennessee / 2767; LPCC, California / 13358
- NPI
- 1639207087
- Experience
- 18 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Tennessee
About
- Attachment focus
- DBT skills
- EMDR processing
About Cindy
Cindy Cothran is an LPCC and an LPC practicing in Tennessee with 18 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship challenges, addiction, grief, parenting strains, ADHD, and related concerns such as codependency and attachment issues.
Cindy uses approaches that focus on relationship patterns and skills. Sessions usually look at how early attachments affect present relationships and coping. She helps people notice repeated behaviors, practice clear boundaries, and build emotional skills for daily life.
Her style draws on attachment-based therapy, client-centered work, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and EMDR among other methods. That means conversations about feelings and patterns are paired with concrete skills practice and processing of traumatic memories when needed.
Cindy aims for straightforward, honest sessions with some gentle humor. She listens for what matters most to the person in front of her, then adapts tools to fit those goals. Practical homework and skill building are common parts of her work.
Clients coming from complicated relationship patterns - such as people-pleasing, trouble saying no, or living around another person's strong moods - will find a focus on attachment, communication, and self-regulation. She guides people as they try different ways of relating and notices what shifts and what remains difficult.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions can use that lens to notice how a person connects, withdraws, or seeks reassurance in relationships and to practice different responses. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people can clarify goals; those conversations transfer well to remote sessions and help set practical next steps. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills in short, practiceable steps that fit daily life and homework between sessions.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust based on what helps. That means starting with clear priorities and testing skill practice or trauma-processing in ways that feel manageable to the person.
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Confirm which formats are offered before booking so you know how sessions will be scheduled and delivered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or travel. It can allow shorter check-ins, reduce commute time, and let people use skills in the moments they arise. The therapist will help match session pacing and techniques to the client's daily life and responsibilities.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Tennessee, California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns can she help with?
Cindy helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship problems, addiction, grief, parenting issues, ADHD, and related concerns such as codependency and attachment struggles.
What is her therapeutic approach or style?
Her work blends attachment-based therapy and client-centered methods with skills from DBT and trauma-processing tools like EMDR. Sessions mix talk, skills practice, and targeted interventions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of experience as a clinician working with adults on mood, relationship, trauma, and behavior concerns.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She practices in Tennessee and holds the credentials LPCC and LPC, listed as CA LPCC and TN LPC in her profile details.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking so you know whether remote or in-person sessions are offered.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time according to the practice description.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.