Counseling

Hello, my name is Cynthia Johnson and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC who works with children and adults, and am a Spiritual Counselor.

Spiritual Counseling

Are you looking for ways to deepen your spiritual path and integrate spirituality into everyday life, yet feel that many of the forms or practices you have used in the past are not working?  You may feel that the current traditions and institutions are not serving this need?  You know that you have more potential to live for a greater purpose, yet have not found a way to relate to that which is calling you to live more fully and deeply? 
If these are some of the questions you have, as a Spiritual Counselor I may be able to help you.  We will work together to help you move beyond the egoic and conditioned patterns that prevent you from going deeper into your faith and spiritual path which can transform your everyday life.  This is not the spirituality that rises above the things in life, but works within difficult situations to transform our attitude and actions towards them through removing blocks to and accessing our True Self and Divine Indwelling.  My background has been intensive practice and study of the Christian Contemplative Mystical Tradition and can work with other traditions or seekers.  
“Seekers are people of faith even if they do not belong to a particular religion. Faith in this sense is deeper than one’s belief system. Belief systems belong to the level of pluralism; faith to the level of unity. Faith is constitutive of human nature itself. It is openness to Ultimate Mystery before It is broken down into various belief systems. It is the acceptance of authentic living with all its creativity and the acceptance of dying with its potential for a greater fullness of life.” By Thomas Keating

For a free 30 minute initial talk to see if Spiritual Counseling is for you, please call 632-7771 or email Cynthia@docpost.org.

Adults

I welcome you to become the best version of yourself and to overcome any obstacles in your life in order to do this. I believe that everyone has inherent potential to heal and grow yet have found blocks in this process.  I work with people who are having difficulty with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, grief and loss, and adjustment difficulties at work, home or in relationships.  I specialize in healing trauma using EMDR which has been extensively researched as one of the best therapies available to alleviate symptoms of  PTSD.   EMDR has also been researched to help alleviate symptoms of depression and anxiety, and can enhance performance.  I also use other approaches such as Gestalt, body centered therapies such as focusing, and cognitive-behavioral therapies. 

For more information about EMDR you can go to the following website www.emdria.org.

Children

I work with children and their parents to help children recover from difficult and traumatic experiences and help parents provide an environment for their children that helps in the healing process.  I also work with children who have problems related to ADD/ADHD, anxiety and depression.  I use experiential play therapy and activities which help children express their feelings and find resolution to difficulties in their lives. I also use EMDR with some children with PTSD who are ready to work more directly with the events that happened to them.

Please call 632-7771 for an appointment.