Therapist profile
Cynthia Canales, LCSW
Florida
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Stress and Addictions
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Florida / SW18793; LCSW, Maine / LC24191
- NPI
- 1174285522
- Experience
- 7 years
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Location
- Florida
About
- Stress and anxiety
- Addictions support
- Boundary work
About Cynthia
Cynthia Canales is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida with seven years of professional experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, self-esteem, and life transitions. Cynthia speaks English and Spanish and focuses on practical support for everyday struggles.
She helps people who find themselves putting others first, struggling with people-pleasing, or living around another person’s drinking or mood problems. Sessions often include talking through coping skills, building healthier boundaries, and addressing patterns that leave someone feeling empty or worn down. Cynthia also supports work on career concerns, grief, sleep problems, and compassion fatigue.
Her background includes years of clinical practice in Florida settings. As an LCSW she brings experience working with trauma, family of origin issues, attachment concerns, and process addictions such as gambling or problematic exercise and porn use. The focus is on clear steps clients can try between sessions and small changes that stack into better daily functioning.
Cynthia adapts conversations and plans to the needs a person brings. She can discuss aging and caregiver stress, immigration-related stress, and body image or isolation concerns. The aim is to help people reconnect to their own priorities and make choices that feel sustainable.
People meet her when they want straightforward help with boundaries, control issues, or rebuilding self-love after difficult relationships. Her approach is practical and conversational, geared toward real-life changes rather than jargon.
How sessions work
How Cynthia Uses Evidence-Based Tools Online
People commonly benefit from approaches that teach specific skills and change unhelpful patterns. One approach focuses on practical coping skills for anxiety and stress - breathing, grounding, and short behavioral changes that reduce overwhelm. These techniques are useful when someone needs immediate tools to manage day-to-day symptoms.Another helpful method addresses patterns in relationships and attachment. This work looks at how people respond to others, how boundaries are set, and how to shift habits that lead to people-pleasing or staying in draining dynamics. It can help when someone wants clearer limits and steadier self-direction.
Finding the right fit is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then choose or mix approaches that match those needs. This is a collaborative process and plans can change as progress is made.
Confirm available session formats before booking, since formats are not detailed in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example a shorter check-in during a work break or a session without needing travel time. They also allow therapists to use exercises and homework that can be done between meetings so progress continues outside session time.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Florida, Maine
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, self-esteem, relationship strain, grief, sleep problems, career questions, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is practical and conversational. She focuses on coping skills, boundary work, and steps people can try between sessions.
How many years of experience does she have?
Cynthia has seven years of professional experience working in Florida clinical settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida and practices from Florida locations.
Can I work with her in Spanish?
Yes. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats does she offer?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your 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.