Dr. Cynthia Curnan , LMFT

Dr. Cynthia Curnan helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma, grief, and intimacy-related concerns. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist with more than three decades of experience. Her style is direct and steady, aimed at helping people find clearer self-knowledge and practical ways forward.

She believes people carry inner senses that are often unused - intuition, imagination, and instinct. Therapy starts by noticing which part of a person is making choices. That awareness opens the door to greater control over habits and reactions.

Her work addresses difficult patterns such as perfectionism, abandonment wounds, guilt, shame, and problems with communication or control. She also supports people coping with chronic illness, caregiving stress, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and financial strain. Relationship issues including jealousy, divorce and separation, and intimacy difficulties are part of her focus.

Her approach mixes practical tools with deeper methods. She uses Cognitive Behavioral techniques to spot and shift unhelpful thoughts. She incorporates trauma-focused methods and EMDR to work with painful memories. Hypnotherapy and focused meditation are offered when useful to access inner resources.

Dr. Curnan earned a PhD in psychology and holds a California LMFT license. Her work is informed by a prior background teaching Inner Guidance and by a book she published on perfectionism. She aims to help people replace harsh inner critics with a gentler drive toward excellence and clearer life choices.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Dr. Curnan uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and routines; CBT is often used for anxiety, stress, and mood concerns by teaching practical skills and short exercises. She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to address traumatic memories and the strong emotions attached to them; EMDR helps people reduce the intensity of painful recollections and move toward calmer responses.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist discusses a person's history, current goals, and comfort level, and then suggests methods that fit. Clients and therapist make decisions collaboratively and can adjust methods as progress unfolds.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face to face from different locations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer quick touchpoints for processing between sessions or for people who prefer written communication. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy lives.