Helping Insightful Women Move Beyond Anxiety, Burnout & Overfunctioning

Cindy Lineberger women's therapist Hickory NC

You're not looking for more awareness or quick fixes. You're looking for real relief from the weight of being the responsible one that everyone relies on.

You’ve probably done a lot of work in therapy already. You’ve tried to understand yourself, recognize the patterns in your life, and do all the “right” things to feel better. And yet there’s still a gap between what you know and what you can actually follow through on when it matters. If you're still feeling stuck, there's usually a reason. Together, we'll explore what's getting in the way so change feels possible—not just understandable.

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HOW WE’LL WORK TOGETHER

Let's make sense of what's happening before we decide what to do about it.

You're not looking for more awareness or quick fixes. You're looking for real relief from the weight of being the responsible one that everyone relies on.

I'm not interested in focusing on a diagnosis for simply the sake of billing or to match a cookie cutter protocol to. You deserve to understand why this is happening, so you can stop blaming yourself for it. That requires deeper understanding and individualized frameworks.

I take a biopsychosocial approach, which means we look at the full context of what's shaping your experience—including your body, nervous system, relationships, responsibilities, and echos from your past. That means taking into account things like sleep, hormones, chronic illness, nutrition, and how your brain works, alongside what's happening emotionally. Care with me is truly integrative and client led.

This also means taking into account the conflicting emotions and perspectives that are making it hard to move forward. We call those at-odds feelings "parts," and work with them directly to help you feel more aligned within yourself.

THERAPY WITH ME IS…

Collaborative, thoughtfully paced, and led by you.

You’re always in the driver’s seat of our work together, and I serve as your GPS. My role is to help you connect the dots between where you’ve been, what’s happening now, and where you want to go—without rushing you past the parts that need extra time and attention. We’ll move at a pace your nervous system can actually tolerate, because doing the “right” thing too fast can turn it into the wrong thing.

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Not about being compliant.

I’m not looking for you to “perform” healing in a way that looks good on paper but doesn’t feel real on the inside. As a recovering people-pleaser myself, I know how easy it is to just say what you think someone wants to hear. I don’t want you to do that with me. Here, your real reactions, doubts, and fears are welcome—and they’re how we figure out what will actually help you feel better. I’ll always be honest and direct with you, so you feel encouraged to be honest and direct with me.

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Practical in a way that builds self-trust.

We’re not going to try to overhaul your whole life overnight. We’ll start where you are, and we’ll look for small, meaningful choices that help you come back to yourself. Sometimes, that starts with something as simple as being able to say what you want for dinner. Those little moments are where you can practice self-leadership and rebuild a stronger sense of who you are. Over time, those micro-wins add up to bigger wins—and a kind of trust in yourself that helps you sleep better at night.

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Grounded in science and shaped by lived experience.

I bring clinical depth and expertise, but I also know what it’s like to be dismissed by providers and to have your body complicate things. I understand the impact of living with chronic illness, midlife changes, and ADHD—especially the kind that gets overlooked because you've learned to mask it.

That lens of lived experience helps me ask better questions and connect dots faster, but it also means you don’t have to prove how hard things are for you. I get it, and would never minimize or dismiss what you’re going through. When it’s helpful, I can collaborate with other providers—like your medical team, psychiatrist, pelvic floor therapist, or a functional nutritionist—so you’re not trying to manage every piece of the puzzle by yourself.

A bit more about my expertise:

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Certified Integrative Mental Health Professional (CIMHP) Board Certified Sexologist (ABS)

Trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Brainspotting Trauma Therapy, Flash Trauma Therapy, DBT Skills, Functional Nutrition for Mental Health, and Integrative Mental Health

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Hope isn’t a pipe dream—it’s something we build, one small win at a time.

Midlife & Life Transitions
Anxiety & Perfectionism
Relationships & People-Pleasing
Therapists & Helpers

    • MSW, Clinical Social Work — University of South Carolina at Columbia

    • BSW, Social Work — Appalachian State University

    • Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW (NC C006722)

  • Certifications

    • Board Certified Sexologist, ABS (American Board of Sexology)

    • Certified Sex Therapy Informed Professional, CSTIP (Evergreen Certified Professionals)

    • Certified Mindfulness Informed Professional, CMIP (Evergreen Certified Professionals)

    • Certified Integrative Mental Health Professional, CIMHP (Evergreen Certified Professionals)

    Additional Training

    • Brainspotting (Phase 1 + advanced training with David Grand)

    • Internal Family Systems, IFS (Richard Schwartz & Frank Anderson)

    • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT (Steven C. Hayes & Russ Harris)

    • FLASH Technique (Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute)

    • EMDR (Arielle Schwartz, PhD, CCTP-II, E-RYT, EMDR-C)

    • Complex Trauma, CCTP/CCTP-II (Janina Fisher)

    • Shame (Janina Fisher)

    • Women's Mental Health

    • Polyvagal Theory

    • Functional Nutrition for Mental Health (Dr. Leslie Korn)

    • DBT

    • Narcissistic Abuse (Ramani Durvasula)

    • Postpartum Anxiety, Rage & Burnout

    • Binge Eating & Chronic Dieting

    • American Psychological Association (APA)

    • Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS)

    • National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

    • American Board of Sexology (ABS)

    • Evergreen Professional Ceritifcations

    • Lichen Sclerosus Support Network (LSSN)

    • Insight Timer Provider

    • Healthy At Every Size

    • PFLAG

    • Human Rights Association

    • LGBTQ & All

  • Some of the work I care most about lives in spaces where women are trying to make sense of painful, confusing body changes—and feel less alone in it. I was a guest speaker with the Lichen Sclerosus Support Network (LSSN) at their 2025 Summit, and I’m listed as a provider who integrates the evidence-based principles of Lori Brotto’s work on sexual wellbeing. I don’t offer those programs as a separate service, but I weave these principles into our work when it’s relevant—alongside the other integrative, trauma-informed approaches I use in therapy.

Ready to explore what's possible?

Let's build relationships that feel secure—starting with yourself.

I'm ready!