Cindee Oswald , LCSW

Cindee Oswald is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 10 years of experience helping people navigate meaningful change. She has worked with children, adolescents, parents, military veterans and their families from diverse backgrounds, supporting clients who face anxiety, trauma, depression, substance use concerns, LGBTQ+ issues, parenting challenges, foster care and adoption matters. Her practice has included work across a range of life stages and difficulties, with an additional focus on hoarding and compassion fatigue.

Cindee is known for a nurturing, nonjudgmental, and accepting style; clients have described her in those terms. She practices in a person-centered way, allowing clients to set the goals they want to pursue while offering honest feedback and encouragement. She supports work at each personâs pace of emotional safety and gently challenges self-imposed limits so people can move toward the life they want.

She blends practical strategies with compassionate guidance, helping clients deepen their connection to themselves and identify steps toward greater peace and well-being. LCSW stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a clinical license that authorizes her to provide mental health therapy. Cindee frames the therapeutic relationship as collaborative navigation - the client in the driverâs seat and the therapist alongside with maps to help guide the journey.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Cindee draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients clarify their values and take committed action toward meaningful goals. ACT emphasizes accepting difficult thoughts and feelings while building a life guided by chosen values, which can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, a style that prioritizes empathy, active listening, and collaboration so clients set the pace and direction of their work. This approach supports self-exploration, increased self-compassion, and stronger decision-making.

In addition, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is part of her toolkit for identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and developing practical skills to manage symptoms of anxiety, depression, and related concerns. CBT provides structured techniques to shift thoughts and behaviors that get in the way of daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Cindee works with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies over time to find the best fit.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage - through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - which can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to connect with licensed professionals from different locations.