Cyndi Horwitz
I’ve always been curious about people—why we feel the way we do, how our relationships shape us, and what helps us navigate life’s more difficult experiences. I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with nearly 20 years of experience, and I specialize in working with therapists, mental health professionals, and others who spend much of their lives caring for people.
I specialize in supporting therapists and helping professionals who spend so much of their lives caring for others. Together, we create space to explore your own needs, relationships, and emotional well-being—without the pressure of always having to hold everything together.
When you’re accustomed to being the person others depend on, it can become difficult to recognize your own needs, establish boundaries, or find space for yourself. You may have a deep understanding of emotions and human behavior, yet still struggle to apply that understanding to your own life. My work focuses on burnout, compassion fatigue, relationships, life transitions, and the patterns that can leave us feeling overwhelmed or disconnected from ourselves. My approach is grounded in curiosity, mindfulness, self-compassion, and an understanding of how our minds and bodies respond to stress and life’s experiences. Together, we explore not only why certain patterns exist, but how to begin relating to ourselves and our experiences differently. I believe therapy isn’t always about fixing something. Sometimes it’s about having a space where you don’t have to hold everything together, where you can feel understood and reconnect with what matters to you.
First session
Our first session is an opportunity for us to get to know each other and begin understanding what brings you to therapy. I’ll ask about what’s happening in your life, what feels difficult right now, and what you’re hoping to gain from our work together. If you’re a therapist or helping professional yourself, I recognize that it can feel unfamiliar to be on the other side of the therapeutic relationship. You don’t need to arrive with insight, explanations, or a clear understanding of what you need. We’ll move at a pace that feels comfortable, with space for curiosity, reflection, and whatever feels important to you.
Strengths
I bring warmth, curiosity, compassion, and nearly 20 years of clinical experience to my work. My approach is collaborative and thoughtful, with an emphasis on understanding the patterns, beliefs, and experiences that shape how we move through the world. I recognize that therapists and helping professionals often have considerable insight into their own experiences, but knowing why we do something doesn’t necessarily make it easier to change. My work incorporates mindfulness, self-compassion, and an understanding of the relationship between our emotional experiences and nervous system. I help clients explore how they respond to difficult thoughts and feelings, develop greater flexibility, and make choices that feel more aligned with their values. I don’t believe there’s one way to experience healing, and I don’t approach therapy as something I do to you. It’s a process we explore together, with respect for your experiences, your values, and your own understanding of yourself.
Ideal clients
I’m especially drawn to working with therapists, mental health professionals, and people who spend much of their lives supporting others. Many are thoughtful, self-aware, and capable people who understand themselves intellectually but still find themselves struggling with familiar emotional patterns, relationships, boundaries, or the weight of responsibility. Often, they’re accustomed to being the person others turn to, and it can be difficult to recognize their own needs or allow themselves the same compassion they so readily extend to others. I also work with adults navigating burnout, grief, life transitions, and the experience of feeling disconnected from themselves. My ideal client is someone who is curious about their inner world and interested in developing a different relationship with their thoughts, emotions, and experiences, not necessarily to change who they are, but to live with greater awareness, flexibility, and intention.
Origin story
I’ve always been interested in understanding people—why we repeat certain patterns, how our experiences shape the way we relate to ourselves and others, and what allows us to grow and change. Over nearly two decades as a therapist, my understanding of healing has continued to evolve through both my professional work and my own life experiences. I’ve come to appreciate that insight alone doesn’t always create change. Healing also involves learning how to relate differently to our thoughts and emotions, developing greater self-compassion, and creating space for our own needs. That understanding has deepened my interest in supporting other therapists and helping professionals, particularly those who have become so accustomed to caring for others that they’ve lost touch with themselves.
Treatment methods
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
I use mindfulness to help you slow things down and notice what’s happening in the moment—your thoughts, emotions, and what you may be feeling in your body. Rather than immediately trying to change or get rid of what you’re feeling, we can get curious about it, understand what may be underneath it, and create a little more space in how you respond.
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
I use ACT to help you notice the thoughts, feelings, and old patterns that can pull you away from yourself or keep you feeling stuck. Instead of trying to get rid of difficult thoughts or emotions, we work on changing how you relate to them, while getting clearer about what matters to you and how you want to live.
Location
Virtual sessions
In-person sessions28317 Agoura Rd, Agoura Hills, CA 91301
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- CaliforniaLicense 44923