Cynthia Greenburg-dunlop

We all have many roles in our lives. Mine began as a New Yorker, the youngest of 3, who felt very inspired to write. It made sense. From a very early age, I was interested in the human voice, emotional truth and I held a deep desire to understand the human mind. I loved connecting with people and was always appreciative of people’s perspectives, strengths and resilience. A few years after college, I left New York and came to LA where I enjoyed many years as a successful television writer. But after marrying and becoming a mom, that interest for emotional truth and understanding pulled me in a new direction. With tremendous encouragement, love and support, I made a big change and opened the door to a new career. I attended Antioch University/Los Angeles where I received a Masters of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy. While there, I began training at the Southern California Counseling Center, dedicated to community mental health.

​I’ve held many roles: mother, daughter, sister, wife, aunt, friend, student, mentor… but one thing I always return to is emotional truth. I live in my own and want others to have that same experience. It is why I am a therapist. If nowhere else, I want people to feel like someone gets and understands them. I’ve learned, and I suppose have always known,  that’s the most lasting path towards change.

We think we listen, but very rarely do we listen with real understanding, true empathy. Yet listening, of this very special kind, is one of the most potent forces for change that I know.      ​-Carl Rogers