Cindy Llora , LMFT

Cindy Llora is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 14 years of clinical experience, offering focused care to individuals, couples, and families in Arizona. She holds a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from California State University, Northridge. Although licensed in both Arizona and California, she is currently providing therapy to clients in Arizona only.

Cindy has developed specialized experience working with addiction, trauma, grief and loss, family conflict, and relationship concerns. Her background includes supporting people with substance use and dual diagnoses, as well as assisting veterans coping with PTSD and other trauma-related issues. She works with clients across a broad range of struggles, including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, intimacy-related issues, and challenges connected to family of origin and attachment patterns.

Her approach blends evidence-informed methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Cindy also integrates creative techniques when helpful, using music lyrics and songwriting as tools for recovery and meaning-making with clients facing addiction, trauma, and grief. She emphasizes collaborative work to help clients reframe painful memories, develop healthier coping strategies, and create more balanced, purposeful lives.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify their values and take committed action toward a meaningful life while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions where avoidance has become limiting.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns of connection and trust, helping clients understand and change relational dynamics that contribute to intimacy issues, abandonment fears, or family conflict.

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a supportive, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship in which the client leads the pace of change. This approach can help people rebuild self-esteem, process grief, and strengthen decision-making.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Cindy works with clients to identify goals, preferences, and strengths, then tailors techniques so the therapy fits the individual rather than forcing a one-size-fits-all model.

Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer practical flexibility for busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, or limited local options. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care and access licensed professionals from the comfort of home while adapting therapy to what works best for each person.