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Cynthia Rumford-Jones, LCSW

  • Experience22 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Anger
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Cynthia

Cynthia Rumford-Jones is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who blends client-centered care with evidence-based techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, and life transitions.

Background and approach

With 22 years of clinical experience documented in this profile, she draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to address concerns ranging from depression and trauma to anger, grief, eating issues, bipolar disorder, and ADHD.

Her work also spans family and relationship difficulties, parenting and foster care matters, and complex problems like impulsivity, guilt, and communication challenges. Her style is described as warm, interactive, and empowering, focusing on building a collaborative treatment plan with structured goals that reflect each person’s needs.

Cynthia’s practice in California emphasizes practical strategies alongside skills for emotional regulation and improved coping. She supports people navigating adoption and foster care dynamics, blended family issues, separation and divorce, and long-standing family-of-origin concerns.

The overall aim is to help clients take action toward better functioning and a more balanced life through tailored therapeutic work.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's perspective and building a trusting, collaborative relationship; it helps people clarify values, increase self-awareness, and find practical pathways forward. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) emphasizes identifying and changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and coping with life changes. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) provides concrete skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness and can be especially helpful for managing strong emotions and impulsivity.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process in Cynthia's practice. She partners with clients to assess goals, preferences, and presenting concerns, then adapts strategies from these approaches to create a structured plan with measurable steps and skills-building components.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to maintain continuity of care during life transitions. These formats allow licensed professionals to deliver skill-focused work, homework assignments, mindfulness practices, and ongoing check-ins in ways that meet different communication needs and rhythms.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Cynthia commonly address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, eating-related issues, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and relationship or family problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach and style?
The approach is warm, supportive, and interactive, combining client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques, DBT skills, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing as appropriate to the client's needs.
What is her professional background and experience?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 22 years of clinical experience listed in this profile and additional experience in social work and human services prior to that.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds the credential CA LCSW 102582 and is based in California.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Services are provided in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for working together?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How are fees and payment structured?
Costs vary based on location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that may be canceled at any time.
What is the process for beginning therapy with her?
Interested clients select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefEating disordersParenting issuesBipolar disorderADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAntisocial personalityBlended family issuesCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

22+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English

What Cynthia can help with

Cynthia Rumford-Jones works with clients on stress and anxiety, anger management, self esteem, depression, and coping with life changes.

How Cynthia approaches therapy

Cynthia's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Cynthia is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in California.