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Cynthia Byas, LMFT

Stress, Anxiety Relationships Family conflicts Trauma, Abuse Depression
Video Phone Live Chat Messaging

About me

I am licensed in South Carolina with more than 10 years' professional work experience as a licensed therapist. I have experience helping clients with stress and anxiety, addiction, depression, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse. I believe you are the expert of your story and you have many strengths that will assist you to overcome things that challenge you. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling, happier life and to take the first steps towards change. I am here to support and empower you in that journey.

Professional experience

11 yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Relationships Family conflicts Trauma, Abuse Depression

Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Avoidant personality, Blended family issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Phobias, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexual dysfunction, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Traumatic brain injury, Trichotillomania, Women's issues

Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Gottman Method, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Systemic Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

SC LMFT 4624

Reviews

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She is prompt, caring and listens . I’m glad she is my therapist.

Written on Apr 11, 2026 after therapy with Cynthia for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflicts, and parenting issues

Being new therapy, Cynthia explained how some things work, and made me feel more comfortable

Written on Mar 31, 2026 after therapy with Cynthia for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, and adhd