Cynthia Barnett, MS, LPC: Trauma, PTSD, Abuse recovery, First responders
Cynthia works with adults and couples navigating trauma, PTSD and Complex PTSD, abuse recovery, relationship challenges, and difficult life experiences. She offers a compassionate, collaborative space focused on healing deeper wounds, building resilience, and helping clients move forward with greater confidence, connection, and hope.
Founder and Counselor
My Approach
I believe the therapeutic relationship is the foundation for meaningful change. My approach is compassionate, collaborative, and judgment-free, creating a space where you can feel safe enough to be fully known while also being supported and challenged as you move toward healing.
I draw from Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), the Gottman Method, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Motivational Interviewing to tailor counseling to each client's unique experiences, needs, and goals.
Whether you're working through trauma, navigating a difficult season, strengthening a relationship, or simply looking for a place to breathe and begin again, my goal is to help you develop practical tools, build resilience, and move forward with greater confidence, peace, and hope.
Areas of Focus
Trauma, PTSD & Complex PTSD
Helping clients understand and heal from traumatic experiences while addressing the ways trauma can continue to affect emotions, relationships, beliefs, and everyday life.
Abuse & Intimate Partner Violence Recovery
Providing a safe, supportive environment for survivors of abuse and unhealthy relationships to process their experiences, rebuild trust in themselves, strengthen boundaries, and rediscover their sense of identity and worth.
First Responders
Supporting first responders navigating the cumulative impact of high-stress environments, critical incidents, trauma exposure, relationships, and the challenges that can come with carrying the responsibility of caring for others.
Therapists & Helping Professionals
Providing a confidential space for therapists and other helping professionals to step out of the caregiver role and focus on their own experiences, relationships, stress, trauma, and emotional well-being.
Couples & Relationships
Helping couples better understand their relationship patterns, improve communication, navigate conflict, rebuild connection, and create stronger, healthier relationships.
Counseling Intensives
For clients who want more focused time to work through specific concerns without the limitations of a traditional 55-minute session. Intensives provide extended, dedicated time to go deeper into trauma work with the use of EMDR and IFS, allowing space for meaningful processing and progress in a concentrated format.
Trainings & Certifications
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Trained
Internal Family Systems (IFS) Level 1 Training
Gottman Method Level 1 Trained
Motivational Interviewing
Education
Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Texas Woman's University
Bachelor of Science in Counseling
Nelson University
Helping you heal from life's deepest wounds while building hope, resilience, and lasting change.
I believe healing is possible, even after life's deepest wounds. Through my own journey of overcoming adversity and discovering hope, I developed a passion for walking alongside others as they heal, grow, and rediscover the strength that has always been within them. My faith in Jesus has been a guiding force in my life, and for clients who desire it, I am honored to thoughtfully integrate faith into the counseling process.
Who I Work With
I work with adults, couples, first responders, and fellow therapists navigating trauma, PTSD and Complex PTSD, abuse recovery, intimate partner violence, relationship challenges, and difficult life experiences.
I especially enjoy working with individuals who have experienced complex or relational trauma and want to better understand how their experiences continue to impact their emotions, relationships, and sense of self.
Session Length: 55 minutes
Insurance Accepted: Most major insurance companies including, Aetna, BCBS, Cigna and UHC.
Self-pay rates offered
Location: Justin/N.Ft.Worth and Virtually throughout Texas