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Cindy Hannigan, LPC

  • Experience12 years
  • LocationTexas
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Addictions, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Cindy

Cindy Hannigan is an LPC based in Texas who offers therapy for a wide range of emotional and life challenges. She works with people experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting struggles, career transitions, and ADHD among other concerns.

Background and approach

Her practice emphasizes affirmation and collaboration while supporting clients facing trauma, attachment-related difficulties, sleep problems, bipolar disorder, and identity questions related to LGBT issues. With 12 years of clinical experience, Cindy blends several evidence-informed methods to meet each person's needs.

She draws on Internal Family Systems to help clients understand inner parts, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and increase psychological flexibility, and attachment-informed ideas to repair relational patterns. Cognitive behavioral strategies and client-centered techniques are woven into sessions to address current symptoms and practical coping skills.

Sessions are tailored to the individual's goals and paced to match readiness for change. Her work also attends to more specific concerns such as abandonment and foster care histories, aging and caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, body image, codependency, and commitment or intimacy difficulties.

Cindy aims to create a respectful, strengths-focused space where clients can build insight, practical skills, and a clearer sense of direction.

Approaches for online healing and growth

Internal Family Systems (IFS) helps clients explore inner parts or subpersonalities so they can better understand internal conflicts and cultivate self-leadership; this can be useful for trauma-related reactions, persistent shame, or recurring patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and learning practical skills to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking action toward a meaningful life. Attachment-Based Therapy attends to relational patterns formed in early relationships and helps people build safer, more supported ways of connecting with others.

Finding the right approach is often part of the therapeutic work. The therapist collaborates with each client to assess needs, try techniques, and adjust strategies so treatment fits individual goals and preferences rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan.

Online sessions via video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to maintain continuity of care and fit therapy into busy schedules. These formats provide flexibility for different communication styles, allow work around geographic constraints within Texas, and support consistent progress through a mix of real-time conversations and written or chat-based check-ins.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does this therapist commonly address?
Cindy supports people with concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy problems, grief, parenting challenges, career changes, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and a range of attachment and identity issues.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
The approach is collaborative and affirming, combining client-centered listening with practical techniques from CBT, ACT, IFS, and attachment-based work to help clients gain insight and build skills.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
The practitioner brings 12 years of professional experience working with diverse emotional and relational challenges.
Where is the therapist licensed and located?
The therapist is licensed as an LPC in Texas with license number TX LPC 73820 and practices from that state.
Are sessions available in languages other than English?
All services are provided in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered for online work?
Clients can meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.
How are fees and payment handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

12+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English