Cynthia Sarris, LCSW

Connecticut · 35 years in practice

Cynthia Sarris is a licensed clinical social worker with 35 years of experience helping people through major life stresses.

License and registration

LCSW, Connecticut: 6192 · expires December 2026
NPI: 1922119114 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 35
Languages: English

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About Cynthia

Cynthia Sarris is a licensed clinical social worker with 35 years of experience helping people through major life stresses. She works from Connecticut and focuses on common concerns such as anxiety, depression, grief, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Cynthia keeps the room simple and practical.

She listens first and helps people name what is most urgent. Sessions often include talking through thoughts and habits, learning short coping skills, and trying small experiments between meetings.

Background and approach

Her work often addresses isolation, panic, social anxiety, and mood struggles. She also supports people dealing with caregiver strain, aging and geriatric concerns, and the effects of divorce or separation. Cynthia pays attention to guilt, shame, and the search for life purpose.

Cynthia uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs. That can include client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, dialectical behavior tools, mindfulness, and hypnotherapy. The focus is on what helps someone manage day-to-day feelings and make steady progress.

People who choose Cynthia often want clear, compassionate guidance and skills they can use between sessions. She aims to help clients build more self-love, improve communication, and feel less alone as they move toward healthier routines.

Focus areas and approaches

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Approaches Cynthia names

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Online support

Approaches you can use online

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and trying small behavioral changes to reduce anxiety and depression. It is a hands-on approach that often includes simple exercises to practice between sessions.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the therapist's active listening and support so people can discover their own answers. This approach is useful when someone needs a safe space to sort out emotions and values.

Hypnotherapy involves guided relaxation and focused attention to explore thoughts, habits, and emotional responses. It can be used as a complementary tool for issues like stress, anxiety, and habit change when the client is interested in that method.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Cynthia will help the client choose or combine methods based on goals, comfort, and how they respond in early sessions. The plan can change as needs shift over time.

Online work is offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets you see nonverbal cues and work more deeply, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for short check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options help fit care into work, caregiving duties, or other daily demands.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she address?

Cynthia works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on issues like caregiver stress, isolation, panic, and women's concerns.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is practical and listening-focused. Sessions combine talking, skill-building, and small between-session exercises to help manage emotions and behaviors.

How long has she practiced?

She brings 35 years of experience as a clinician working with emotional and life transition issues.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a CT LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and practices from Connecticut.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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