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Cindy Llora, LMFT

  • Experience14 years
  • LocationArizona
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Family, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Cindy

Cindy Llora is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Arizona who draws on 14 years of clinical experience to help people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, relationship challenges, addiction, trauma, and life changes.

Background and approach

She blends practical talk therapy with emotion-focused work to address issues such as intimacy concerns, family conflict, self-esteem struggles, bipolar and depressive symptoms, anger, and career or life-purpose questions. Additional attention is given to attachment and abandonment themes, codependency, communication and control struggles, and exploration of BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture when relevant.

Her style emphasizes collaboration and respect for each person’s story, offering tools from Internal Family Systems, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based approaches, client-centered techniques, and cognitive behavioral strategies.

Cindy has worked with individuals and families impacted by addiction and trauma, and incorporates creative elements such as music lyrics and songwriting when clinically useful for grief, trauma, or recovery work.

She holds California and Arizona LMFT licensure details and frames therapy as a process of reshaping narratives and building healthier patterns, inviting clients to co-create goals and practical steps toward greater balance and meaning.

Integrating relational therapy and practical tools online

Internal Family Systems is an approach that helps people notice and understand the different parts of their inner experience, allowing exploration of protective or wounded aspects and improving self-leadership; it can be useful for trauma responses, shame, and recurring patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values, increasing psychological flexibility, and learning to act in ways that align with what matters most despite difficult thoughts or emotions; it often helps with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy attends to relational patterns rooted in early bonds and supports building more stable connections and healthier communication in current relationships.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to identify goals, try methods that fit the person's needs and preferences, and adapt techniques over time so the work feels relevant and practical rather than one-size-fits-all.

Online formats - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - provide flexibility for scheduling and allow consistent access to therapeutic support from home or other convenient locations. These options can make it easier to maintain momentum between sessions and to use therapy in ways that fit a client's everyday life and commitments.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?
Cindy supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and family problems, addiction, trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar concerns, anger, self-esteem issues, compassion fatigue, career or life-purpose questions, and intimacy-related challenges.
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
Her approach is collaborative and person-centered, integrating Internal Family Systems, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based work, and cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients clarify values, reframe patterns, and develop practical coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years of experience working in counseling settings, including work with people and families affected by addiction, trauma, PTSD, and dual diagnosis situations.
Where is this therapist licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Arizona with licensure records CA LMFT 103055 and AZ LMFT LMFT-15462.
Does she work in languages other than English or accept international clients?
Sessions are provided in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Clients can work with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on availability and preference.
How are costs and payment structured?
Pricing varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin therapy with this clinician?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualityWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

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

Experience

14+ years

Licensed

Arizona, California

Languages

English