Begin With The Person, Not The Problem
I created Cinssa because I wanted therapy to feel deeply human, a place where you can bring the parts of yourself you understand, as well as the parts that are harder to know or put into words. I believe something meaningful happens when two people have the time and space to be curious together, without rushing to find an answer or trying to turn you into someone different. My hope is that, through your relationship with your therapist, you come to feel more known and understood, discover more of who you are, and find greater freedom to live and connect with others in ways that feel genuinely your own.
— Cindy Jepsen, LMFT
Founder & Clinical Director
We are interested in what lies beneath the surface.
Our work is grounded in psychodynamic and relational thinking. We are interested in how earlier experiences continue to live within us and shape how we understand ourselves and relate to others.
People often come to therapy because they want to feel better, and of course that matters. But there can also be value in understanding why we feel the way we do.
We may find ourselves returning to relationships that leave us disappointed, wanting to feel close to someone but struggling to let them in, or having reactions we don't completely understand. In therapy, we have the opportunity to become curious about these experiences rather than assuming there is a simple answer.
What happens between us matters.
The relationship between patient and psychotherapist is an important part of this exploration.
As trust develops, there can be more room to talk about thoughts and feelings that have been difficult to express, or perhaps have never been expressed at all.
Our psychotherapists listen closely. We pay attention to what a patient is saying, but also to the moments when something is harder to say, when a familiar pattern appears, or when something unexpected happens between patient and therapist.
Sometimes these moments help us understand something that has been difficult to recognize elsewhere.
We believe good therapy requires reflection.
Cinssa is also a community of psychotherapists who value thinking together about the work. Each psychotherapist brings their own personality, perspective, and way of connecting with patients.
Through supervision, consultation, and ongoing learning, we give ourselves time to reflect on our work, our own responses, and what may be happening within the therapeutic relationship.
This helps us remain open and curious rather than becoming too certain about what another person is experiencing.