Dr. Cynthia Agbayani, LPC

Dr. Cynthia Agbayani is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with adults dealing with relationship strain, family conflict, parenting stress, trauma and grief. She also addresses anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, addiction-related issues, and problems with sleep, eating, anger, and self-esteem.

Her style is straightforward and person-focused. She combines approaches rather than using a single method. Sessions involve clear conversation about problems, practical skills, and steps to change difficult patterns at home. She aims to help people make workable changes they can use day to day.

Dr. Agbayani draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy. That mix is used to address attachment issues, parenting challenges, and trauma reactions. She also works on communication problems, blended family dynamics, and caregiver stress.

When family history or earlier relationships affect current life, she helps trace those patterns and practice different ways of relating. For parents she focuses on reducing stress, improving routines, and managing conflict with children or co-parents. For adults who grew up with difficult family situations she supports work on shame, abandonment, and family-of-origin concerns.

Her background includes long experience with mood disorders and severe mental health conditions, and with people who have complex trauma or dissociation. She uses direct feedback, skills practice, and collaborative planning to help people move toward clearer goals.

How her approaches translate to online work