Cynthia Paredes, LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Cynthia is a licensed mental health counselor providing services to adolescents and adults. She completed her Master of Education in Mental Health Counseling and Master of Arts in Psychological Counseling at Teachers College, Columbia University. Cynthia has over 6 years of experience working with individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures. She has experience working as a bilingual therapist in a community mental health clinic seeing children, teens, and adults with a variety of behavioral challenges, mood disorders, and adjustment difficulties.
Cynthia is also trained in EMDR Therapy and has worked with adults with complex PTSD, severe depression and anxiety at a Ketamine Treatment Clinic treating adults diagnosed with treatment resistant depression and who have also experienced early attachment trauma.Cynthia believes that we all have an innate capability to heal under the right conditions. In creating a safe space in which healing and growth is possible, she believes in connecting deeply with her clients to explore unconscious beliefs and narratives that may have been adopted throughout childhood, culture, societal factors, relationships, and past experiences which may be inhibiting present day functioning and growth.
Cynthia is passionate about going beyond the managing of symptoms of depression, anxiety, etc. and works towards deeper awareness of the self to help clients honor their most authentic selves to create a life full of intention and purpose. Cynthia’s approach in working with clients is using a multi-faceted framework with techniques stemming from Trauma-Informed Therapy, Psychodynamic, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, EMDR, Narrative Therapy, Emotion Focused Interventions and Solution-Focused Therapies. She believes in offering a warm and person-centered approach, tailoring interventions to each person or families’ own individual needs to address challenges and improve overall well-being. Cynthia strives to hold space and deep understanding for each individual’s unique experience, with curiosity and compassion being at the forefront of each session.
- Anxiety
- Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Depression
- Trauma
- Confidence / Self Esteem
- Cultural Issues / Racial Trauma
- Divorce
- Life Transitions
- Relationships
- Stress
- Women’s Issues
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Family Systems
- Motivational Interviewing
- Somatic Experiencing
- Individual (Adult)
- Individual (Adolescents 12-17)
- Couples / Marriage
- Family (No Minors)
- Spanish
Location / Map
SoHo
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New York City
Floor 8,
New York, NY 10013
| Mon-Thu | 9AM-7PM |
| Fri | 9AM-4PM |
| Sat-Sun | Closed |
Midtown
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New York City
Floor 2,
New York, NY 10016
| Mon-Thu | 9AM-7PM |
| Fri | 9AM-4PM |
| Sat-Sun | Closed |