Cynthia Keesee, LPC

Cynthia Keesee is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with four years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and compassion fatigue. Cynthia describes clients as the expert of their own stories and focuses on helping them notice and use their strengths.

She helps people talk through what is happening now and what they want to change. Sessions tend to be practical and focused on small steps that build confidence. Cynthia listens to how burnout, caregiving demands, or past hurts affect day-to-day life and looks for manageable ways to reduce overwhelm.

Her background includes work with a wide range of concerns such as abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, aging and geriatric concerns, autism and Asperger syndrome, body image, chronic pain and illness, codependency, communication problems, dissociation, domestic violence, and substance use concerns. That experience informs how she notices patterns and offers alternatives that fit an individual’s situation.

Cynthia values helping people who are worn down by others’ needs or by the demands of caregiving. She focuses on building clearer boundaries and practical self-support that can be tried between sessions. Conversations are direct and aimed at helping someone feel less stuck.

People who work with her can expect straightforward planning, attention to strengths, and steps to practice new behaviors outside sessions. She asks questions that clarify what matters most and checks in about what helps or gets in the way as work progresses.

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