Cynthia "Cindy" Chizewick, LCSW, LISW

Cynthia "Cindy" Chizewick is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) and LISW (Licensed Independent Social Worker) practicing in Ohio with 15 years of experience. She works with people who struggle with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, sleep problems, anger, and major life changes. Cindy also supports those dealing with relationship and family concerns, career strain, ADHD, and the fallout from trauma.

Her approach is collaborative and practical. She and the person in therapy look at how everyday behaviors and thoughts affect mood and functioning. Sessions often focus on skills people can use right away to manage distress and to reduce unhelpful patterns. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness, EMDR, and motivational interviewing when they fit the problem.

Cindy pays attention to problems that can feed each other, such as substance use and mood symptoms, or sleep disruption and anxiety. She talks through concrete steps for coping, relapse prevention, and improving daily routines. When trauma is present, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) may be considered as one option among others.

People who come because they feel stuck often look at control issues, attachment wounds, or patterns like codependency and perfectionism. Cindy works with those concerns alongside more obvious symptoms such as panic attacks, bipolar mood swings, or grief. The work combines short-term coping tools with longer term behavior changes.

Her style is straightforward and goal-focused. She helps people sort priorities, set realistic steps, and adjust strategies over time. To begin, visitors complete a matching questionnaire and schedule a first session to see how her methods fit their needs.

How Cindy uses CBT, ACT and EMDR in online work