Cynthia Valentine (she/her)

Our responses to life can range from supportive to detrimental... with Anxiety, our minds tell us “We must react like this!” When the reality is, we do have a say in how we respond to our environment, both internal and external. Developing skills that build awareness of our internal and external environment and identifying our core values will naturally lead to a different experience with anxious feelings.

Losing someone will never be easy or simple. Maybe you're having a harder time than you thought you would. Or it's exactly as hard as you thought. Therapy can help soothe some of that pain and get you through the next day/week/month/year. There's no wrong way to grieve, but sometimes we need help even when we're doing everything "right." If what you're doing feels harder than you think you can handle, please reach out.

As an IFS Informed Therapist, I will help you connect with the feelings and beliefs that are no longer serving you. In IFS, we believe there are "no bad parts." All parts are welcome. All emotions, all thoughts and all beliefs that live in you have some reason they are showing up. We'll figure that out and help those emotions, thoughts and beliefs trust that you can take care of them from here.

Mindfulness-Based Therapy helps us slow down and connect with the present moment. I integrate it through Internal Family Systems (IFS) using the 6 F’s—steps that help us gently notice, befriend, and understand overwhelmed parts. This approach supports healing from anxiety, grief, trauma, and burnout. Mindfulness isn’t about perfection; it’s about building trust within and creating space for lasting change.

Building trust, honoring your pace, and restoring connection to your Self—that’s the heart of trauma therapy. You're not broken; your system has been trying to survive. Using Internal Family Systems (IFS), I help you gently connect with the parts that hold pain and the protectors that have helped you cope. Together, we create space for healing without pushing or retraumatizing.

Mindfulness-Based Therapy helps us slow down and connect with the present moment. I integrate it through Internal Family Systems (IFS) using the 6 F’s—steps that help us gently notice, befriend, and understand overwhelmed parts. This approach supports healing from anxiety, grief, trauma, and burnout. Mindfulness isn’t about perfection; it’s about building trust within and creating space for lasting change.

Burnout isn’t just about doing too much—it’s about the parts of you that feel like they can’t stop. Through Internal Family Systems (IFS), we explore the inner drive to perform, please, or push through. By getting to know these hardworking parts with compassion, we create space for rest, boundaries, and sustainable change. Burnout heals when your system feels safe enough to slow down. If you would like your inner critic to not be so loud, this is a great approach.