- Client-centered approach
- Cognitive behavioral techniques
- Mindfulness practices
About Cindy
Cindy Brooks is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 30 years of experience. She works with adults carrying concerns about relationships, family challenges, parenting, self-esteem, stress, anxiety, and related issues including compassion fatigue and intimacy-related problems.
Clients come for many reasons - a fight that won’t end, a sense of emptiness, trouble with eating or body image, or the strain of caregiving. Cindy listens and helps people name the patterns that keep them stuck. Conversations are direct and practical, and focus on what the person wants to change next.
Her work draws on client-centered principles that prioritize the person’s perspective. She also uses solution-focused techniques and elements of cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches when useful. That means sessions often include looking at specific thoughts and behaviors, trying small experiments between visits, and practicing awareness skills to reduce reactivity.
Cindy supports people dealing with blended family issues, communication problems, codependency, divorce and separation, fertility and fatherhood issues, and the ripple effects of family of origin patterns. She also works with ADHD-related challenges, motivation and coaching around organization and confidence.
People who meet with Cindy can expect straightforward conversation, clear goals, and a focus on practical steps. To begin, she asks clients to complete a short questionnaire and schedule their first appointment so they can get clear on priorities and next steps.
How Cindy uses practical approaches in online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s experience and priorities. It involves listening closely, reflecting what matters to the client, and shaping goals around the client’s own values and concerns. This approach helps when someone feels judged or unsure how to speak about guilt or shame.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In short sessions clients learn to spot unhelpful thoughts, test them with small experiments, and change behaviors that reinforce guilt or avoidance. Mindfulness therapy adds simple attention practices to reduce automatic reactivity and build more choice in how someone responds.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will help the client decide which methods fit best based on goals, preferences, and what shows up in early sessions. That decision remains collaborative and can change as work progresses.
Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, shorten check-ins when time is tight, or allow for sessions without needing a commute. Discussing practical scheduling needs during the initial questionnaire helps match the format to everyday life.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she take on?
She works with relationship and family issues, parenting, self-esteem, stress, anxiety, eating and body image concerns, and related matters such as compassion fatigue and intimacy problems.
How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses client-centered conversation alongside cognitive behavioral tools and mindfulness to help people name unhelpful thoughts and try different responses in daily life.
What is her professional background?
She has 30 years of professional experience working with adults on relationship and family concerns as well as coaching around motivation, organization, and confidence.
What credentials and region apply to her practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices with that credential in that state.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription 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 a first session to begin.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.