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Cindy Cothran

Cindy Cothran, LPCC, LPC

Therapist in Tennessee

Compassionate counselor for self esteem and life changes

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18 years of experience listed

LPCC, LPC professional credentials

English languages

  • Attachment-focused
  • Practical coping skills
  • Warm and direct

About Cindy

Cindy Cothran is a licensed counselor who helps people facing low self esteem, anxiety, depression, grief, and big life changes. She aims to make the first steps into therapy feel less hard. Her approach is warm and straightforward, using understanding and gentle humor to build connection. Cindy presents as caring and respectful while focusing on each person’s needs.

She brings 18 years of experience as a counselor. Cindy adapts methods to fit the goals each person brings to sessions. She often draws on attachment-based work to look at how relationships shape feelings about self. She also uses client-centered skills to follow the client’s lead and dialectical behavior strategies to teach practical coping skills.

Cindy has worked with trauma and uses EMDR alongside other methods when appropriate. She includes relational work influenced by the Gottman Method for people concerned about communication and connection. Her style blends talk, skill-building, and body-aware approaches when helpful.

People often seek her help for issues such as relationship troubles, bipolar and mood challenges, parenting strain, addictions, codependency, and struggles with identity including LGBT concerns. She also supports those dealing with fertility stress, kink and alternative sexual culture matters, and complicated family histories.

Cindy practices in Tennessee and speaks English. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and international clients are not accepted. To start, prospective clients use the platform’s continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

How Cindy’s approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape how people see themselves and connect with others. Online sessions can use this approach to identify patterns and practice new ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, respect, and following the person’s pace; it focuses on helping people feel heard and understood during conversations about self esteem and life changes. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships, like emotion regulation and distress tolerance, which translate well to structured online learning and coaching.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to figure out which methods fit best for their needs, goals, and personal preferences. That choice can change over time as progress unfolds.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter focused check-ins when needed, and offer choices about being on camera or using audio only to suit comfort and bandwidth. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, skills practice, and EMDR-informed processing to an online setting when appropriate.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsGriefEating disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesGuilt and shameMood disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyDialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

18+ years

Credentials

Tennessee, California

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Cindy help with?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship problems, self esteem, trauma, addictions, parenting strain, career concerns, and mood disorders among others.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style is warm, straightforward, and adaptable. She uses understanding, gentle humor, and practical skills to help people move toward their goals.

How much experience does she have?

Cindy has 18 years of experience as a counselor and has developed a flexible set of approaches she adapts to each person.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds LPCC and LPC credentials and practices in Tennessee as indicated in her profile.

Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are used?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How does payment and cost work?

Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; specific costs vary with location and the therapist’s scheduling.

How do I get started with therapy through this profile?

Use the continue button on this profile, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist’s availability.

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