Therapist profile
Cynthia Himstedt, LPC
Texas
Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Stress
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- CredentialsLPC
- LicenseLPC, Texas / 60846
- NPI1881376820
- Experience20 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationTexas
About
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Client-Centered approach
About Cynthia
Cynthia Himstedt is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 20 years of experience. She sees adults who want more control over stress, anger, anxiety, addiction, grief, self-esteem, and related life challenges. Cynthia also addresses career strain, relationship concerns, parenting stress, and compassion fatigue.
Her approach is straightforward and practical. She uses methods like acceptance and commitment work and cognitive-behavioral techniques to help people notice patterns and try different responses. Attachment-based and client-centered ideas guide how she listens and how she helps clients feel understood.
Cynthia often helps people manage anger so it becomes less reactive and more purposeful. She works with clients on communication problems, control issues, and codependency where these show up alongside anger. She also supports those facing caregiving stress, first responder strain, hoarding, and end-of-life concerns.
Sessions focus on clear goals and steps you can use between meetings. Cynthia talks through options, practices skills in session, and helps clients test what works in real life. Her style emphasizes practical tools and real behavior changes rather than abstract theory.
She offers counseling in English from Texas and brings long experience across many settings. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session to see how her approach fits their situation.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It can be useful for anger that comes from avoidance or getting stuck in upsetting thoughts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them, which can help with anger, anxiety, and stress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Cynthia will collaborate with each client to decide which methods make sense based on goals and preferences. That might mean mixing ACT tools with behavioral experiments from CBT and attachment-aware conversation to address relationship patterns that feed anger.
Confirm the current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a regular day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find that working this way lets them practice skills between sessions in the settings where anger tends to show up, which helps translate what is learned into everyday life.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Cynthia works with adults on stress, anxiety, anger, addictions, grief, self-esteem, relationship and parenting concerns, plus career and caregiving stress.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses a practical, conversational style that combines acceptance work, cognitive-behavioral techniques, and attachment-informed listening to create concrete steps clients can try.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional experience as a counselor working in a range of settings and concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with practice focused on adult concerns.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What does it cost to see her?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started if I want to meet with her?
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 anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.