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About Cynthia Starling, MSW, LCSW
Cynthia has over eighteen years of experience providing clinical assessment and individual, family, and group counseling services to children, adults, couples, and families with ten years in private practice. She enjoys working with patients to empower them to make changes to improve their thinking patterns and management of emotions. Previously, Cynthia worked in child protective services as a social worker, supervisor, and clinical social worker working with intact families, children and families in the foster care system, foster/adoptive parents, and community agencies. She has specialized training in trauma/loss and grief through NC Child Protective Services Training, the National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children, and the Advanced Bereavement Facilitator Program. Cynthia is also a member of the National Association of Social Workers and the American Association of Christian Counselors and enjoys providing Christian counseling with a biblical focus when requested.
Partial List of Treatment Areas
- ADD/ADHD
- Major Life Change: grief, divorce, etc
- Anorexia/Bulimia
- Anxiety
- Autism
- Bipolar
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Couples/Marital Therapy
- Depression
- Developmental Disability
- PTSD - Childhood Trauma
- Family / Parenting Therapy
- PTSD - Victim of Abuse
- Parent/Child Concerns
- OCD
- Postpartum Depression
- PTSD - Single Incident/Shock
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TelehealthSignifies the completion of a mental health telehealth training program
TelehealthEducation & Certifications
– Masters of Social Work from East Carolina University
– Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from UNC Chapel Hill
– Completed Applied Control Theory Week One Intensive and Practicum I
– Certified in Trauma and Loss
