Cindy Tenaglia , LCSW

Cindy Tenaglia is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Pennsylvania with 18 years of clinical experience. She uses a warm, empathic style and focuses on practical coaching and therapy to help people cope with life stressors and improve daily functioning.

Cindy draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered methods, mindfulness, and solution-focused work to guide conversations. She aims to reduce ongoing struggle and help people live in ways that match their values. Sessions are tailored to each person's needs and pace.

Her background includes work in both in-patient and out-patient settings, where she addressed a wide range of mental health and life concerns. That experience informs a straightforward approach to problems like anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship difficulties.

Cindy also helps people with issues related to self-esteem, coping with change, parenting stresses, eating and body-image problems, and ADHD. She brings interest in family dynamics, attachment and abandonment concerns, caregiver strain, and communication problems into her practical planning with clients.

She emphasizes collaboration and self-directed learning, a perspective influenced by years of homeschooling her two children. That focus shows up in short-term goal setting, actionable steps, and tools clients can use between sessions.

People seeking help for women’s issues, LGBT concerns, or career and life transitions can expect straightforward conversation, skill-building, and support in making choices that matter to them.

Approaches for Online Work and Practical Tools

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying what matters to you and taking small actions toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help with anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and collaboration so clients feel heard and guided at their own pace; it supports self-directed growth and building confidence. Mindfulness-based approaches teach simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus during stressful moments.

Cindy will work together with each person to find which approach or combination fits best. She treats finding the right method as a collaborative process that depends on your goals, preferences, and how you respond in early sessions. Adjustments and new tools are offered as the work progresses.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls are useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or messaging can be helpful for brief check-ins or steady support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or care schedules while keeping progress moving forward.