Therapist profile
Cynthia Hughes, LPC
Tennessee
Licensed Professional Counselor - Stress and Relationships
Continue with CynthiaWhere Cynthia stands
- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Tennessee / 3418
- NPI
- 1457670275
- Experience
- 34 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Tennessee
About
- Stress and anxiety
- Addictions support
- Codependency patterns
About Cynthia
Cynthia Hughes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Tennessee with 34 years of experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, and depression. Cynthia also addresses anger, grief, ADHD concerns, LGBT issues, and patterns like codependency.
She focuses on practical conversation and steady support. Sessions involve talking through current problems and identifying what gets in the way of change. Cynthia encourages clear, specific steps clients can try between meetings and reviews how those steps worked.
Her background includes long-term work with people navigating addiction and trauma. That experience informs her approach to relationship problems and boundary issues. She pays attention to how past losses and attachment wounds affect present choices.
Cynthia helps people who struggle with control issues, commitment worries, or who find themselves putting others first. She also works with those managing chronic illness, caregiving stress, blended family concerns, and separation or divorce transitions.
Practical coping skills and straightforward planning are part of sessions. She listens for patterns such as avoidance, people-pleasing, or difficulties saying no, and then helps clients practice different responses. The aim is clearer choices and steadier day-to-day functioning.
How sessions work
How Cynthia’s approaches translate to online work
Two evidence-based approaches often used in settings like hers are cognitive behavioral techniques and skills-based work. Cognitive behavioral techniques focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and acting; this helps with anxiety, depression, and recurring stress patterns. Skills-based work concentrates on building concrete abilities such as boundary setting, managing cravings, and regulating strong emotions, which supports people coping with addiction, anger, or codependency patterns.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. Cynthia will collaborate with each client to decide which methods to try first based on current needs, goals, and preferences. She reviews how tools perform in everyday life and adjusts the plan as needed so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Session logistics should be confirmed before booking because formats are not specified in the biography. Ask which online formats are offered when you schedule. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and make it easier to work on real-life situations soon after a session.
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Experience
34+ years
Listed in
Tennessee
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, depression, anger, grief, ADHD, and related issues such as codependency.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses practical conversation and steady support to identify patterns and try small, testable changes between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Cynthia has 34 years of professional work experience as a counselor.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Tennessee and sees clients from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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