Cynthia Gentle, BACP

Cynthia Gentle is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction and relationship concerns. She also supports clients facing grief, depression, trauma, intimacy issues and difficulties with eating or sleeping. Cynthia works in English and Shona and has five years of practice while holding BACP accreditation.

Her approach centres on understanding how thoughts and everyday habits shape feelings and behaviour. She uses gentle, conversational work to help people notice patterns and try small changes. Sessions focus on what matters to the person and on practical steps they can use between meetings.

Cynthia combines a few well-established methods to guide her work. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps people test unhelpful thoughts and build new routines. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports values-led choices even when emotions are strong. Attachment-based ideas are used to look at how early relationships affect present difficulties.

She pays attention to cultural identity and self-worth as part of personal development. This often appears in work with clients who have faced discrimination, narcissistic abuse, or relational betrayal. Cynthia aims to create straightforward plans that fit everyday life rather than technical homework.

People who contact her usually start by saying what they want to change. Cynthia then helps set clear, manageable goals and checks progress each session. She asks about a person's background and preferences to shape the work together.

How online work uses CBT, ACT and attachment ideas

Many clients find Cognitive Behavioural Therapy useful for breaking unhelpful thought and habit cycles. CBT helps people test beliefs and build new routines for mood, sleep and anxiety. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on values and learning to act despite difficult feelings; it is helpful for stress, addiction and low mood.

Attachment-based ideas look at how early relationship patterns shape current responses in close relationships. This can help people understand trust, jealousy, abandonment fears and intimacy problems. Cynthia uses these approaches in simple, practical ways rather than technical language or long exercises.

Finding the right combination of methods is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, personal history and preferences, then try approaches that feel most helpful. Sessions are collaborative and adjusted as progress is seen.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into a busy day, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people join from different locations, which can help those living abroad or with complex schedules.