Cindy Tenaglia, LCSW

Cindy Tenaglia is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Pennsylvania. She draws on nearly two decades of experience to help people facing midlife shifts, anxiety, depression, grief, and changes to relationships and career paths. Her approach is warm and practical, focused on helping each person find clearer values and workable steps forward.

Cindy uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques to help people reduce struggle and build a more meaningful life. She works one person at a time to identify what matters most and then breaks change into manageable actions. Sessions are conversational and tailored to the individual's rhythm and priorities.

Her background includes both in-patient and out-patient clinical work and experience with coaching. She has supported people dealing with parenting stress, caregiver strain, eating concerns, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and the emotional fallout from chronic illness. Communication and collaborative problem solving are central to her style.

Cindy values self-directed learning and brings that perspective into sessions, helping people practice skills between meetings and track progress. She uses tools such as the ACT Matrix to map choices and move toward valued living. Her tone is empathic but focused on practical steps.

People often come for help with relationship problems, family-of-origin issues, emptiness, or career uncertainty. In sessions she helps them notice where their attention is going, clarify goals, and try small experiments that build momentum over time.

How these approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. ACT emphasizes learning to live with difficult thoughts while still moving toward a richer life, which can help with midlife change, anxiety, and depression.

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship. The therapist follows the person's lead, reflecting back concerns and priorities so people feel heard and can find their own solutions. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and increase awareness, useful for stress, grief, and overwhelm.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify goals, try approaches, and adjust based on what feels most helpful. That process is conversational and paced to personal needs and preferences.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm which formats are currently offered before booking. Online options can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Therapists can still use ACT exercises, mindfulness practices, and the ACT Matrix in remote sessions to help people build momentum and test new behaviors.