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Cynthia Odell, LMFT

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationNew Jersey
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Cynthia

Cynthia Odell is an LMFT practicing in New Jersey with a decade of clinical experience guiding people through periods of uncertainty and change. She frames therapy as a collaborative mapping process, helping clients pinpoint where they feel stuck and then designing practical steps to move toward clearer goals.

Background and approach

Cynthia emphasizes understanding each person’s current situation, identifying persistent obstacles, and building a personalized plan that aligns with their values and hopes. Her approach blends compassionate listening with strategies to dismantle barriers that limit progress, and she often helps clients reclaim a sense of direction after feeling lost or overwhelmed.

Cynthia supports work on a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, depression, ADHD, grief, trauma, addictions, intimacy and parenting difficulties. She also addresses related themes such as attachment wounds, codependency, body image, and impulsivity.

Clients benefit from her practical orientation and steady encouragement as they set realistic goals and take measurable steps forward. Cynthia aims to reflect each person’s strengths so they can recognize their own resilience and build the life they want to live.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online work

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relational patterns shape current emotions and expectations in close relationships; online sessions can help people recognize attachment dynamics and practice new ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience by offering empathic listening and unconditional regard, creating space to explore feelings and build self-trust regardless of the issue at hand. Narrative Therapy helps clients separate themselves from problems by re-authoring personal stories and identifying alternative narratives that support growth and change.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and will be determined collaboratively. The therapist will listen to a client’s goals, preferences, and needs and then suggest ways of integrating these methods so the work feels tailored and useful rather than forced.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives and to maintain continuity of care across schedules and locations. These formats offer flexibility in how and when people connect, allowing therapists and clients to focus on practical steps, goal-setting, and reflective work without the need for travel.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly help with?
Cynthia works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, depression, ADHD, trauma and grief, addictions, intimacy challenges, parenting, and career or life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and practical, combining empathic listening with tools to identify obstacles and set achievable goals that move clients toward clearer direction and change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional experience working with people on a variety of emotional and relational concerns.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is an LMFT licensed in Vermont and New Jersey with license identifiers VT LMFT 100.0133994 and NJ LMFT 37FI00186700 and practices from New Jersey.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for online work?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps should I take to begin working together?
To get started select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to her availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepressionADHD

Also works with

AddictionsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCodependencyControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersSelf-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

New Jersey, Vermont

Languages

English

What Cynthia can help with

Cynthia Odell works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, depression, and ADHD.

How Cynthia approaches therapy

Cynthia's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Internal Family Systems.

Experience and training

Cynthia is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in New Jersey, with 10 years of clinical experience.

Therapy style

Cynthia aims to work with you to identify and clarify what is and has been so challenging.