
Cynthia Madsen
VirtualHigh Satisfaction Rate
6 years of experience
Meet Cynthia
I work with individuals and couples, including those navigating demanding and competitive high-profile careers in finance, law, healthcare, and the arts. I also work with couples/partnerships using relationship-positive and sex-positive approaches informed by Barry McCarthy, The Gottmans, and Stan Tatkin. I specialize in alternative lifestyles including consensual non-monogamy, BDSM, and kink. I also have specialties in supporting clients who find themselves in psychologically abusive relationships and clients who are exploring changes in their spirituality. I have taught science, am involved in the arts, and study a breadth of psychological approaches. As a lover of learning, I continue to enrich my practice with continued education in these areas and more. I use a strengths-based approach and believe that each person is their own best therapist. I collaborate with clients to understand their counseling goals and the methods for transformation that work best for them. Together we will add skills and tools to help navigate life with more ease. I invite the whole person to participate in our work together so we can be informed by the wisdom of the mind, body, and heart. I believe that as people reclaim their sense of self, they are empowered to heal and grow.
I invite the whole person to participate in our work together so we can be informed by the wisdom of the mind, body, and heart.
Communication Style
- Affirming
- Engaging
- Holistic
- Solution-oriented
- Warm
Specialties & Approaches
Specialties
- Anxiety
- Burnout
- Couples Therapy (2+ adults in session)
- Depression
- Divorce
- Family Conflict (1 adult in session)
- Grief
- Individual Therapy
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Panic
- Personality Disorders
- Relationship Concerns (1 adult in session)
- Religious Trauma
- Self-Harm
- Sexual Assault/Sexual Abuse
- Sleep
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Trauma
- Women's Issues
- Workplace Stress
Experienced with
- BIPOC
- Parents
- Non-monogamous relationships
- LGBTQ+
Approach
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Couples [The Gottman Method]
- Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (ERP or EXRP)
- Harm Reduction
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Solution-Focused
- Strengths-Based
Licensed In
Locations
Virtual appointments available for New York residents
Good to know
Additional
Interests
Outside of work, I spend my free time cycling, trekking, learning tango, reading, learning something new, playing saxophone in a small rock band, lacemaking, knitting, and other textile art, cooking nourishing and beautiful food and sharing it with family and friends. I love to play, create and explore all realms, especially in collaboration with one another. Collaboration and co-creation are two of my favorite words.
Insurance Accepted
- Empire BlueCross BlueShield
- Centivo
- Oscar
- Mount Sinai Employee UMR (United Healthcare)
- Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth
- Aetna
- Prime Health
- None, I’m paying out of pocket
Credentials & Verification
License number
#10552 • New York • LMHC
Education
MA - Mental Health Counseling, Yeshiva University
Calculate Cost & Insurance
$28
/ session on average with insurance
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