Cindy Tenaglia , LCSW

Cindy Tenaglia is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Pennsylvania with 18 years of clinical experience. As an LCSW - which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a mental health professional trained in assessment and psychotherapy - she has worked with individuals, couples, and families in both inpatient and outpatient settings to address a wide range of mental health and life concerns.

Before pursuing her social work degree at Bryn Mawr School of Social Work, she lived in an intentional community on 130 acres in Wisconsin, an experience that shaped her appreciation for collaboration and communication. Her approach to therapy and coaching is warm, empathic, and tailored to each person, focused on practical strategies and effective solutions for the issues clients bring to therapy.

Cindy emphasizes self-directed learning and has applied that philosophy in her personal life by homeschooling her son and daughter for nine years. Clinically, she uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and tools such as the ACT Matrix to help people increase psychological flexibility, reduce unhelpful struggle, and move toward the values and relationships that matter most to them. She aims to partner with clients to promote self-awareness, valued living, and sustainable change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Cindy often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice unhelpful patterns, clarify personal values, and take meaningful action. ACT focuses on increasing psychological flexibility so clients can move toward a more valued life even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present.

She also integrates client-centered and mindfulness-based elements, offering a supportive, nonjudgmental stance while teaching practical mindfulness skills to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness. These approaches can be helpful for stress, anxiety, grief, relationship issues, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Cindy works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their goals, preferences, and life context, and she adjusts strategies as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - which can make scheduling easier and allow continuity of care when in-person visits are difficult. These options support ongoing work on coping skills, communication, and values-based change with a licensed professional from locations across Pennsylvania.