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Cindy Llora

Cindy Llora, LMFT

Arizona

LMFT - Family patterns and relationship issues

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  • Family of origin issues
  • Cognitive behavioral work
  • Music and songwriting

About Cindy

Cindy Llora is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in Arizona and California with 14 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief and loss, addictions, and challenges with intimacy and life changes. Cindy also helps people dealing with patterns linked to family of origin issues and attachment struggles.

She prefers a direct, practical approach in sessions. Clients talk through current problems and the thoughts that keep repeating. Cindy uses techniques to change unhelpful thinking and build new ways of responding. She sometimes brings music and songwriting into work with grief and addiction when it fits the person's goals.

Cindy draws from approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-based work, and dialectical behavior strategies. She combines these with a client-centered stance to keep sessions focused on what the person wants to work on now. Treatment aims are discussed together and adjusted as progress unfolds.

Her background includes work with people affected by trauma and dual diagnoses, and experience supporting veterans with PTSD. That work shaped how she approaches safety, pacing, and practical coping skills in difficult conversations.

Sessions are currently provided for people in Arizona. Cindy conducts an initial match using a short questionnaire and scheduling process to begin therapy through the site's booking flow.

Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and choosing actions that reflect personal values. It can help with anxiety, avoidance, and finding direction after life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It uses concrete exercises to challenge repeating negative thoughts and to build different responses for mood, anxiety, and coping problems.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships affect current patterns. This work can help people recognize repeated family roles and shift how they relate to others and themselves.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and decide together which methods fit the person's needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process allows methods to be adjusted as problems change.

Confirm current session formats before booking because specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, shorten commute time, and allow for different check-in lengths or camera-off conversations when helpful. Please use the site's matching and scheduling steps to see what session options are offered with this clinician.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualityWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Imago Relationship TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

14+ years

Listed in

Arizona, California

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, grief, addictions, relationship and family concerns, intimacy issues, and life changes. Family of origin issues and attachment struggles are included in her focus.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her style is straightforward and practical. Sessions focus on talking through current problems, changing repetitive thoughts, and learning coping skills.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 14 years of experience in counseling and related clinical work. That includes work with trauma, addiction, and dual-diagnosis populations.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is an LMFT licensed in Arizona and California and is practicing for people in Arizona. Educational background includes a master's degree in counseling psychology.

Does she work in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified here. The site matching questionnaire will clarify how sessions are conducted.

How is pricing handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact fees are provided through the booking process.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site's scheduling flow.

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