Cynthia "Cindi" Crew

Practical skills and trauma-responsive care

LISW Ohio

Experience: 25 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Cynthia

Cynthia "Cindi" Crew is an Ohio-based licensed social worker with 25 years of clinical experience. She draws on a blend of evidence-informed methods to support people managing stress, anxiety, mood concerns such as bipolar disorder and depression, and the effects of trauma and abuse.

Background and approach

Cindi emphasizes practical skills while also honoring each person’s resilience and lived experience. Her work integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques alongside Dialectical Behavior Therapy and trauma-focused practices to address emotion regulation, grief, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.

Cindi also brings experience with concerns including compassion fatigue, ADHD, anger, isolation and loneliness, postpartum depression, self-harm, and complex mood or personality-related struggles. She aims to create an accepting, collaborative atmosphere where clients' strengths guide therapeutic goals.

Licensed as an LISW in Ohio, Cindi helps clients explore patterns, learn new coping strategies, and build greater balance in day-to-day life. She invites people to take small, manageable steps toward recovery and growth while tailoring approaches to individual needs and priorities.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Many clients find Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helpful for identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and learning practical strategies to reduce anxiety, depression, and mood-related symptoms. CBT focuses on changing thoughts and behaviors in ways that produce measurable changes in daily functioning.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills in distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT is particularly useful when strong emotions and relationship patterns interfere with a person’s goals and coping capacity.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process rather than a one-time decision. The therapist will work with each person to assess needs, set goals, and adapt techniques from CBT, DBT, or trauma-focused work to fit individual preferences and circumstances.

Online therapy provides flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to schedule sessions around work and family responsibilities. These options can increase access to consistent support and make it simpler to practice skills between sessions while maintaining continuity of care with licensed professionals.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, coping with life changes, anger, career concerns, bipolar disorder, depression, compassion fatigue, and ADHD along with related focus areas such as postpartum depression, self-harm, and isolation.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style blends client-centered care with structured techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, integrating trauma-focused methods to help with emotion regulation and coping skills.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 25 years of experience working with people across a range of mood, trauma, and life-transition concerns.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She holds an Ohio LISW credential with licence number OH LISW I.0900114-SUPV and practices from Ohio.

Does she provide services in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

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

What should I do to begin working with her?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief Self esteem Coping with life changes

Also works with

Anger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepression Compassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

Divorce and separationIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessMidlife crisisMood disordersPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harm

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Trauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

Ohio

Languages

English