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Lucinda Foster

Compassionate support with practical strategies

LPC Arizona

Experience
20 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Parenting, Anger
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Lucinda

Lucinda Foster is an LPC with two decades of counseling experience based in Arizona, working with people who face stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem struggles, depression, addictions, family concerns, grief, career questions, and ADHD.

Background and approach

She brings a practical, supportive approach grounded in client-centered principles and combines cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused strategies to help clients build skills and identify steps toward their goals.

Her background includes work across diverse settings, from programs serving severe and chronic mental illness to outreach and special education counseling on a reservation, which shaped her comfort with a range of presenting issues.

Foster earned a Bachelor of Science and a Master's Degree in Counseling from Wichita State University and holds national counselor certification in addition to her LPC credential.

Throughout her career she has pursued further trainings such as EMDR Levels I and II, gambling addiction interventions, rational emotive and reality therapies, sand tray and play therapy methods, and a credential in distance counseling.

She frames therapy as collaborative work, offering listening, practical tools, and steady support to help clients move past roadblocks and toward a more satisfying everyday life.

Practical Approaches for Online Treatment

Lucinda Foster draws from cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered therapy when working with online clients. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering concrete exercises and skill-building that can reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. Client-centered therapy centers on empathy, active listening, and supporting the client's own capacity for growth, which helps people feel heard and more able to explore their values and goals.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process; the therapist and client will consider the person's needs, goals, and preferences to determine whether more structured CBT exercises or an empathic, client-led style is most helpful. Foster uses solution-focused ideas when appropriate to set small, achievable steps that build momentum toward meaningful change.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for scheduling and lets people access care from where they are. These formats make it easier to fit regular sessions into busy lives, maintain continuity of care across changes, and use the therapeutic methods described above in ways that suit individual routines and comfort levels.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, parenting issues, anger, self-esteem challenges, depression, addictions, family and grief concerns, career questions, ADHD, and related topics such as life purpose and trichotillomania.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her work emphasizes a client-centered stance, using empathy and collaboration while integrating cognitive behavioral and solution-focused techniques to teach skills and set practical goals.
How much experience does she bring?
She has 20 years of professional experience across multiple clinical and educational settings, including outreach counseling and special education roles.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is an LPC with national counselor certification and practices in Arizona under the credential AZ LPC LPC-2533.
Does she work in languages other than English or accept international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as available session formats.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsGriefCareer difficultiesADHD

Additional focus areas

Life purposeTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Solution-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Arizona

Languages

English