Cynthia Jones
Licensed Professional Counselor
Approved Clinical Supervisor
Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist
128 Chestnut Street, Suite 306, Philadelphia, PA 19106
cynthia1@cynthiajoneslpc.com
Office: (267) 225-0289
Fax: (267) 209-6494
Virtual | In Office | On Site
My practice is rooted in deep listening. I believe in the infinite wisdom of each person who comes to me for support and guidance. My role is to listen carefully and provide a sounding board to connect people with what they know is true. Therapy involves resource and skill building, identifying longstanding patterns of thought and relationships, and determining what is useful now. It is being present with self, situations, and circumstances and making right decisions.
I utilize trauma-informed, narrative, and relational-cultural approaches to support and assist people in managing relationships, life transitions, and serious mental health issues and addictions. I focus on the integration of body-mind-spirit for whole-person recovery.
Our goal is to align mental, physical, and spiritual values to make life manageable, productive, and optimistic. In my years of practice and continuing education, I value most the uniqueness of each person and the trust they instill in me to join them in their journey.
My education includes a Master’s degree in Creative Arts Therapy from Hahnemann University and a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education from the State University of New York. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Board-Certified Dance/Movement Therapist with over 35 years of professional experience. I worked as a clinical case manager in a managed care organization for 13 years. My focus was identifying and reducing barriers to receiving treatment and providing resources for improved outcomes. I served in a variety of roles in the Hahnemann University/Drexel University Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling Master’s program over 40 years: Full time faculty, Adjunct Professor, Clinical Supervisor, thesis, capstone, and culminating project advisor, and contributed to curriculum development. I am an Approved Clinical Supervisor providing clinical supervision to graduate students, new professionals, and seasoned providers.
Credentials and Experience
I hold a Master’s degree in Creative Arts Therapy from Hahnemann University and a Bachelor’s in Physical Education and Dance from the State University of New York. I completed Level 2 at Narrative Therapy Institute in London, and received intensive training in Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I am committed to ongoing continuing education.
I have over 40 years of experience in behavioral health care and education. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, Approved Clinical Supervisor, and Board-Certified Dance/Movement Therapist. After graduating from the Hahnemann University Master of Dance/Movement Therapy program in 1983, I joined the faculty in various capacities until 2024, including full-time and adjunct professor, clinical supervisor, advisor, and curriculum contributor.
I worked in public health settings such as hospitals, rehab centers, community organizations, prisons, shelters, and schools during my first 20 years in the field. I transitioned to private practice and community-based work in 2003. Then transitioned to the corporate sector as a clinical case manager in managed care, focusing on reducing barriers to effective mental health and substance care, and supporting people who had newly diagnosed, chronic, and end stage medical conditions. During this time, I developed an integrative non-medical pain management intervention.
I have offered private therapy and clinical supervision throughout my career. In 2022, I established my practice in Old City, Philadelphia.
The Person of the Therapist
I am Cynthia, daughter of Alice, daughter of Georgia, one of 5 daughters born to Molly; daughter of the Meherrin people of the Iroquois Nation, and William, a free Black man and landowner in Ahoskie, North Carolina.
Cynthia, daughter of Alice, daughter of Christopher Lafayette, one of 17 children born to Kate, the midwife, and John, the logger.
Cynthia, daughter of Bill, son of William Sr, son of the white man who owned his mother in Fitzgerald, Georgia. William Sr, maternal grandson of the man who was sold and traded as a breeder three times before he transformed himself from property to a man. Bill, son of Bertha, daughter to the Armstrongs in Sylvester, GA.
I was born in Harlem, New York City in 1959; a time and space with a life of its own. I moved through public housing, and public schools until red lines shifted and we moved to Queens in 1970. I’ve lived in Philadelphia since 1981. Although I can’t claim a geographic land as my ancestral home, I still consider myself an indigenous person based on my connection with the earth, the ancestors, and elements. I am guided to do the work that I do; to listen, to feel, to hold space, to be with.