Professional Background and Experience:
Cynthia Fulreader, MA, LPC has a Master's Degree in Counseling from Southwestern College in Santa Fe. She also studied at Columbia University School of Social Work in NYC, Trinity College in Hartford, CT, and got her Bachelor's Degree in Social Change through Education at the School for International Training's World Issues Program in Putney, Vt. Cynthia wa
s Director of a Youth Service Bureau in Old Lyme, CT for many years, and also did community advocacy work in Bolivia, Peru, and on the Cheyenne River Lakota Sioux Reservation in South Dakota, before coming to Santa Fe. Cynthia has been an Adult, Couples, Child & Family Therapist in private practice in Santa Fe since 1992. Concurrent to her private practice, she has worked as a therapist in the following organizations: New Vistas Early Childhood Program; University of New Mexico Children's Hospital - Neonatal Unit; Su Vida Behavioral Health, which is now part of PMS Community Guidance Center / Santa Fe Wellness; and Southwest Family Guidance Center. Cynthia was the Director of the Children's Project at United Way of Santa Fe County, and helped establish free PreK and family programs. Cynthia has also worked as a Bi-lingual Elementary School Counselor with the Santa Fe Public Schools. She is an Adjunct Professor in the Masters in Counseling program at Southwestern College in Santa Fe, and also the Director of the Children's Mental Health Certificate Program at Southwestern College. "Working with Cynthia helped our whole family in ways that we didn't even expect. We all felt safe with her and that made a big difference."
- CW
"My wife and I made a lot of progress. We're much happier together."
- BL
"My teenage daughter loves Cynthia, which really surprised me. They did a combination of counseling and tutoring which really helped her get through a tough spot."
- RL
"I highly recommend Cynthia as a therapist. She didn't focus on what was wrong with me; she helped me see what was good with me."
- LK
"Over the years I have referred lots of my patients to Cynthia. I have always gotten a good report."
- Dr. JD
"She is so funny! I was so surprised that we were talking about problems but we also got to laugh and she made it easier."
- SC
