Cindy Fischer Hancock
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LADCClients are often gaining coping strategies to address low mood, anxiety, alcohol/drug issues, emotional dysregulation, and relationship conflicts.
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Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based psychotherapy, first developed in the 1980s by Marsha M. Linehan, to treat patients suffering from borderline personality disorder. Since then, DBT’s use has broadened and now it is regularly employed as part of a treatment plan for people struggling with behaviors or emotions they can't control. This can include eating disorders, substance abuse, self-harm, and more. DBT is a skills-based approach that focuses on helping people increase their emotional and cognitive control by learning the triggers that lead to unwanted behaviors. Once triggers are identified, DBT teaches coping skills that include mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. A therapist specializing in DBT will help you to enhance your own capabilities, improve your motivation, provide support in-the-moment, and better manage your own life with problem-solving strategies. Think this approach might work for you? Reach out to one of TherapyDen’s DBT specialists today.
I've been in practice for almost a decade now. I've treated every type of patient, every diagnosis and at every level of care. I'm eager to put this wealth of knowledge to work for you! I focus mostly on treating adults now but will occasionally work with teens or couples.
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You aren’t feeling yourself…maybe you haven’t in a long time. Responsibilities of daily life can be stressful, relationships challenging, life transitions happen when we least expect; and this is all HARD. Perhaps you have tried podcasts, self-help books, or even Tic Tok looking for advice. Lifes sh*t isn’t easy. There are things you can do in this very moment to begin healing. Reach out and connect with me…take this first step!
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I believe in a strength-based approach, helping people use their inherent strengths to overcome challenges. When appropriate, I like to sprinkle in humor to create a warm and relatable atmosphere. Genuineness and comfortability is important, especially when taking the leap to start therapy, being transparent is something that I strive for.
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I welcome a racially and demographically diverse clientele of adults, including members of the LGBTQ community, for individual psychotherapy. I have been working with people struggling with abuse, worry, low mood, family strife, sleep disturbances, and life transition stress for over 15 years. My clients want better lives for themselves, to live comfortably and freely day to day. I work often with clients with trauma, anger, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, and ADHD.
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Do you feel like the important people in your life don't really know you? On the surface, things may seem to be going well, but deep down you’ve felt anxious and down for a long time. Work, relationships, and responsibilities keep piling up, and you don’t know how to keep going or who to turn to. Each day feels like a battle and you realize that something needs to change. If this sounds like you, I am here to help.
Being human is often tough. Sometimes we lose our way and can feel stuck and overwhelmed. Sometimes we would like to change parts of our lives or ourselves but don’t know how. Therapy can be an empowering way to promote healing, growth, and wellness. Often, we initially seek treatment to address a specific concern and then begin to uncover other areas of our lives in which we want to make meaningful change. My goal is for this process to feel supportive, affirming, and appropriately challenging.
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An ideal client of mine would be motivated and ready to do the meaningful, rewarding work of self-reflection and growth. Beyond that I find myself drawn to working with professionals from all walks of life, including fellow veterans, women, and LGBTQ+ community members. I also enjoy working with families navigating the complexities of having children on the wide spectrum of neurodiversity, including ADHD, ASD, PDA, and ODD
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Deciding to seek therapy can stir up all kinds of emotions. Maybe it’s been a long time coming, perhaps the thing you used to do to get by isn’t working anymore, or maybe life recently threw you a difficult curve ball. Either way, it can feel isolating trying to figure it out alone. Friends and family can be helpful, though sometimes you just need a safe space of your own to regroup and a safe person to walk with you while you do the hard work.
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I have worked with a wide range of clients including caregivers, healthcare workers, artists and business professionals. I enjoy working with adult clients looking for help with depression, anxiety, trauma, grief/loss (including pet loss), life stressors and transitions. I am sex-positive, poly & kink-friendly and I'm committed to providing gender-affirming care and support to the LGBTQI+ community.
Taking the first step towards your journey of healing can be a difficult decision to make. Opening the path to what has brought us deep suffering can be scary and at the same time, exactly what we need in order to begin to build a life grounded on what is important to us. It is easy to lose sight of of these things when we spend our time trying our hardest to get rid of or avoid our pain. My hope is that I am able to guide you on this journey to find a clearer path.
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Is anxiety, self-doubt, or painful memories keeping you awake at night? Are you having trouble focusing on important tasks during the day because you are constantly worrying about things? Anxious thoughts can be like bullies pushing you around, preventing you from being present and enjoying life. Often the clients I work with feel overwhelmed by stress, worries, and the daily pressures of life and want to feel less consumed by these things, and feel more present and engaged in their lives.
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The clients I work best with are adults who are navigating symptoms of anxiety and/or trauma. I'm particularly passionate about working with the C-PTSD population and people erroneously diagnosed with BPD. My ideal client is willing to engage in collaborative and reciprocal conversation. They desire meaningful change, growth, and healing. They are open to both processing the past and preparing for the future, leaning on their strengths and learned tools.
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I work with clients who live with intense emotions. Deep depression, constant anxiety, intense anger, or on the other end—clients who tend to avoid feeling all together. Emotions often drive my client's choices—how they choose to behave or speak (or bow out of engaging/speaking) depends on how they are feeling. This way of living can feel chaotic and damage relationships. My clients become aware of their thoughts and emotions without being ruled by them.
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If you're ready to create change in your life and to deepen your awareness of yourself, I am ready to support you. I desire to create a safe and supportive space for our work together. I work with people struggling with a variety of challenges. I have a special interest in helping people navigate anxiety and depressive disorders, trauma-related symptoms, life transitions, and those wanting the ability to better manage everyday stressors. I take a gentle yet direct approach with my patients.
As a Queer clinician, I am particularly interested in Queer flourishing, providing gender-affirming care and related identity concerns, though obviously I also work with people who are not queer-identified. It is a common human experience to feel "Othered." My background makes it easy to identify with anyone's experience of feeling like an outsider, however, that shows up for you.
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Clients often come to me wanting support in managing the overwhelm in their lives. We live in such a fast-paced, over-stimulating and often judgmental world, and I provide a safe haven for clients to explore who they truly are. This enables them to make day to day choices that help them show up as themselves in their lives, and take control of their futures. I especially work well with clients with anxiety disorders, borderline personality and depression.
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I work with adults and teenagers as young as 14yo. I enjoy working with a variety of concerns including anxiety, depression, and relationship problems. I also have specialized experience working with people in the LGBTQ+ community, along with people diagnosed with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Phobias, and Substance Use Disorders.
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I am a current Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor, and I hold a Master of Professional Studies in Integrated Behavioral Health from the University of Minnesota. I specialize in various areas, including LGBTQ+ related concerns, anxiety/depression, self-worth/self-esteem, and more. I am a current Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor, and I hold a Master of Professional Studies in Integrated Behavioral Health from the University of Minnesota. I specialize in various areas, including LGBTQ+ related
Walking through life in an increasingly challenging world can leave us feeling out of touch with ourselves, bending to who we think we “should” be, and unsure of who we want to be. I work with my clients to help them embrace their natural curiosity, explore the patterns/behaviors that feel incongruous with their values, challenge the negative self-talk that holds them back, and help them to engage more fully in the joy that life can hold.
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