- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness practice
About Cydney
Cydney Branch is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York with five years of experience. She works with people who face anxiety, depression, family conflict, childhood trauma, behavioral struggles, and substance-related and legal-system challenges. She also lists anger, stress, relationship and self-esteem concerns, ADHD, and young adult issues among her focuses.
Cydney uses a collaborative, cognitive-behavioral approach to help people reach practical goals. In sessions she helps clients notice unhelpful thought patterns, test different responses, and build small routines that change daily behavior. She pairs this with client-centered listening so the person’s priorities guide each step.
Her background includes several years working across mental health settings. That experience means she is familiar with family-of-origin issues and common communication problems that come up alongside trauma or substance concerns. She frames difficulties as problems to work on together rather than labels to carry.
People meet with her to manage rising anger or long-standing resentments, reduce panic and anxious thinking, or rebuild trust with people who matter. She supports practical strategies for handling stress at work and steadying reactions when strong emotions come up.
Sessions are action-oriented and paced to the client. The early meetings focus on clear goals and a plan. Later sessions practice skills, review what worked, and adjust tactics so progress can hold up in everyday life.
How these approaches are used in online sessions
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Online sessions can use CBT to break down anger or anxiety into steps and practice new responses between meetings. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches skills for regulating strong emotions and improving how someone manages crises; it is useful when anger or stress spikes and when learning steadier coping methods. Mindfulness Therapy trains attention to the present moment and gentle noticing of emotions so reactions become less automatic.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match goals, preferences, and what shows up in early meetings. That choice can shift as skills are learned and situations change.
Confirm current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. It can reduce travel time, allow for shorter check-ins during a break, and let people practice skills in their everyday environment. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises to video or audio meetings and suggest brief between-session tasks that fit into a typical day.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Cydney lists anger, trauma and abuse, family problems, anxiety, stress, relationship issues, self-esteem, and ADHD among her focus areas.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a collaborative, cognitive-behavioral approach and also draws on client-centered, DBT, mindfulness, and solution-focused ideas to set practical goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of experience working in the mental health field in various settings.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LMHC licensed in New York and practices out of New York.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How do sessions and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a first session.