Cynthia Schiffman-Szegda
Trauma therapy that works with your body — not just your words.
MA, LLP, CCTS-I, CCTS-S, CMEMIIP-1 · Limited Licensed Psychologist · Michigan
I offer online therapy across Michigan for adults navigating complex trauma, PTSD, dissociation, anxiety and life stress. If you’re often bracing, shutting down or feeling stuck, we can explore an approach that fits your experience and pace.
My work includes MEMI and attention to bodily responses alongside your goals and strengths. I accept BCBS, Blue Care Network (BCN), Aetna and Priority Health, plus private pay. We’ll confirm your plan and estimated cost before booking.
At a Glance
Resolve trauma without retelling your story
I specialize in trauma treatment using a strengths-based, forward-facing, bottom-up approach. What that means in plain language: I don't ask you to relive your worst moments. Instead, we work with what's happening in your body and nervous system right now — the tension, the hypervigilance, the shutting down — and we build safety from the inside out.
I use Multichannel Eye Movement and Integration (MEMI), a content-free, brain-based approach that can resolve longstanding trauma responses without requiring you to narrate what happened. For many clients, this is the difference between therapy that felt like talking in circles and therapy that actually changes how they feel in their body.
How I think about trauma
I understand trauma responses as biologically natural. Your brain is doing exactly what it was designed to do — it just hasn't gotten the signal that the danger has passed. I teach clients how this works and what it means. Then we work together to rewire the nervous system for safety, giving you control of your own responses.
Every individual has the key to their own healing. You are the expert on yourself. My job is to help you discover your own healing journey and guide you along the way. If a tool doesn't feel right, I put it back and offer something else. Sometimes the best thing I can do is simply sit with you in the hard stuff so you don't have to sit there alone.
Who I work with
I work with adults navigating depression, anxiety, life stress, and particularly complex trauma — including PTSD, dissociation, sexual abuse, and domestic violence. I also have experience administering neuropsychological evaluations including ADHD, IQ, memory, traumatic brain injury, autism, and parenting assessments.
I welcome everyone from all walks of life, including LGBTQIA+ and gender non-conforming individuals, people of all spiritual and religious backgrounds, culturally diverse communities, and neurodivergent clients.
You've tried therapy before. It helped — but something still feels stuck.
A Different Kind of Trauma Therapy
That's not a failure. Most traditional therapy works top-down: talking, analyzing, understanding. But trauma doesn't live in the part of the brain that talks. It lives in the part that reacts. Body-based trauma therapy reaches where talk therapy can't — and MEMI does it without asking you to retell your story.
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Specialties
- Complex trauma & PTSD
- Dissociation
- Sexual abuse & exploitation
- Domestic violence
- Anxiety & depression
- Life stress & transitions
- Neuropsychological evaluation
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Modalities
- MEMI (Multichannel Eye Movement & Integration)
- Body-based trauma therapy
- Nervous system regulation
- CBT
- Strengths-based approach
- Eclectic / integrative
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Insurance & Access
BCBS · Blue Care Network (BCN) · Aetna · Priority Health
Private pay available
Telehealth across Michigan
We’ll confirm your specific plan and estimated cost before booking.
Ready to try a different approach?
To request Cynthia, visit Get Started or use the text button below. Include Cynthia’s name, your insurance or private-pay preference, and a few times that work for Michigan telehealth. We’ll confirm current openings and estimated cost. You can ask about treatment options before deciding; no phone call is needed.