"Cyndi" Cynthia Oberdan , LCSW

“Cyndi” Cynthia Oberdan recognizes that asking for help requires courage, and she meets each person with respect for that bravery. She invites people to begin a new chapter alongside a clinician who values practical progress and emotional resilience.

Her academic background includes a Bachelor of Science in Recreational Therapy from the University of Florida (2006) and a Master of Social Work from Adelphi University (2013). Over the years she has worked across many settings, beginning with services for individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities, where she managed a family respite program and a Community Habilitation program that supported clients ages 13 to over 60 in developing life skills, academic supports, coping strategies, and social connections.

Her experience also includes work in child welfare as a Child Protective Investigator, helping to assess safety and support family functioning, and roles as a medical social worker in hospital, outpatient, and emergency department settings, providing crisis intervention, case management, and counseling for trauma, adjustment concerns, and grief. She approaches therapy with flexibility and tailors care to individual needs, drawing on a range of evidence-informed methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic and Solution-Focused techniques, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Mindfulness practices.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Cyndi combines client-centered work with structured skill-based therapies to support meaningful change. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on collaboration and empathy, helping people feel heard while exploring values and goals; it is useful for life transitions, relationship concerns, and building self-esteem. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and reframe unhelpful thoughts and patterns, offering practical tools for anxiety, depression, stress, and problems with sleep or concentration. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) blends acceptance and change strategies and teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can be helpful for intense emotions, relationship challenges, and coping with trauma.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. She will work collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress and circumstances evolve.

Online therapy offers flexibility and access to continuing care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, maintain momentum between sessions, and connect with licensed professionals from home or other convenient locations.