Cynthia Rumford-Jones, LCSW

Cynthia Rumford-Jones is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 22 years of clinical experience. She offers a warm, interactive approach that aims to help people manage stress, anxiety, anger, and relationship strain. Cynthia focuses on practical steps clients can use right away, and she emphasizes finding a good fit between therapist and client.

She works with people facing life transitions, grief, trauma, and challenges like parenting, adoption and foster care concerns, and separation or divorce. Eating issues, mood concerns such as depression and bipolar disorder, and attention difficulties like ADHD are also within her areas of focus. Cynthia pays attention to family of origin problems, communication and control issues, and patterns of impulsivity.

Her approach draws on client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, and dialectical behavior strategies. She blends mindfulness and motivational interviewing to help people build skills, shift unhelpful thinking, and manage intense emotions. Sessions tend to be collaborative and goal-oriented, with an emphasis on real-world changes.

Cynthia trained at the University of California, Berkeley, earning a Master of Social Work and has worked across public and independent human services settings. She describes therapy as a partnership and aims to create clear, structured plans that match each person’s needs. Her California-based practice speaks English.

If you want to explore feelings of jealousy, relationship worries, or other concerns listed here, consider completing a short matching questionnaire to see if her style fits your needs.

How Cynthia’s approaches translate to online work

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress by breaking problems into manageable steps and practicing new skills.

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and supporting a person’s own goals. It helps people feel heard and guides them toward solutions that suit their values and daily life.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy combines emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. It can be useful when strong emotions, impulsivity, or relationship conflicts get in the way of daily functioning.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to identify goals, try strategies, and adjust methods based on what helps most. That collaborative testing helps find an approach that fits the client’s needs and preferences.

Because the original biography does not name specific online formats, please confirm current session options before scheduling. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce commute time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people use therapy remotely to practice skills between meetings and to keep up steady progress without rearranging their whole schedule.