Cinthia Bernal, LPC

Arizona · 17 years in practice

Cinthia Bernal is an Arizona licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 17 years of clinical experience.

License and registration

LPC, Arizona: LPC-19657 · expires January 2027
NPI: 1255917456 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 17
Languages: English, Spanish

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About Cinthia

Cinthia Bernal is an Arizona licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 17 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are stressed, anxious, grieving, or facing major life changes. She also supports those dealing with trauma, relationship struggles, addictive behavior, low self-esteem, and intimacy concerns.

Her approach is practical and people-centered. Sessions focus on clear goals, emotion work, and skills that can be used between visits. She draws from Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people understand emotions in relationships, and uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

Background and approach

Cinthia also brings client-centered listening and motivational interviewing to sessions. That means she prioritizes each person’s perspective and helps them find reasons and steps to change. When trauma is part of the story, she can incorporate EMDR in a paced way to address distressing memories.

People can expect direct yet empathic conversation, with attention to small, doable changes. Communication skills, coping techniques, and strategies for rebuilding trust are common focuses. She aims to make progress feel steady rather than rushed.

Cinthia works with adults on a range of life and relationship issues, and she offers services in both English and Spanish. Her practice includes work on caregiver stress, blended-family challenges, chronic health concerns, and career transition questions. If someone wants therapy that combines emotion-focused insight with practical skill building, she may be a good fit.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Cinthia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Coping with life changes
Addictions
Relationship issues
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Anger management
Career difficulties
Depression
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Aging and geriatric issues
Blended family issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Communication problems
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Family problems
First responder issues
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Money and financial issues
Multicultural concerns
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Phobias
Post-traumatic stress
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Approaches Cinthia names

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Online support

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on understanding and naming emotions, especially in relationships, so people can change how they respond and connect. In online work this often means using conversation and focused reflection to notice patterns and try new responses. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills like behavior experiments and thought records to shift unhelpful cycles.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to identify goals and then suggests methods that fit those goals and preferences. Together they check what helps and adjust the plan over time so sessions stay useful and relevant.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and visual cues, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a shorter break in the day, while live chat or messaging can be used for brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule consistent work and to use the formats that match a person’s routine and comfort.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does she help with?

Cinthia helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions, self-esteem concerns, and life changes.

What is her style and therapeutic approach?

She blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with client-centered listening and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to combine emotional insight with practical skills.

How much experience does she have?

She has 17 years of experience working with adults on a wide range of emotional and relationship concerns.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Arizona.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

Can international clients work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are fees and the first steps handled?

Cost varies with location and a subscription model is used that can be canceled at any time; start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire.

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