Cindy Grajkowski, MS Ed

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Owner & Clinical Director, Consultant

Hi, I’m Cindy, an experienced therapist who enjoys helping anxious high achievers, motivated couples, and career-oriented women to feel successful in love, life, and their meaningful work.

Therapy can help us on so many levels personally, professionally, spiritually and more.  I love seeing people grow in ways they never expected when they take this time to understand themselves, discover what they need and how to heal, and start honoring their true self and unique gifts.   It takes a lot of courage to ask for help, but I think you'll be so glad you did.   

My style of counseling offers practical coaching skills with deeper emotional work and self-awareness, with plenty of laughs along the way.  My 20 years as a therapist and clinic owner, combined with career coaching skills and therapeutic expertise in working with anxiety, couples, and trauma, help to make our work together quite efficient and effective.

I also believe in taking an integrative and holistic approach to mental health and personal success.  Mental wellness improves with a balanced and healthy lifestyle, meaningful work, and supportive and connected relationships. 

Areas of Expertise

Anxiety Therapy

Anxiety shows up in life at some point for most people, us high achievers especially.  Maybe it's from too much stress and worry, or from getting stuck in a trap of “doing everything” because you can (or think you should), until you’ve got nothing left to give.

Life doesn't have to be this way. It's ok to ask for help!

Together we can help you understand how to manage your stress and calm your nervous system, so you can feel more in control of your life and reap the rewards of your hard work and all that you want to achieve.

As a business owner myself, I’m also happy to talk about work stress, career goals, and even financial aspirations.  I’m passionate about these areas of life because they are keys to our health and mental wellness, as well as our fulfillment in life.

Neurodivergence & Anxiety: Sometimes anxiety is not a result of external stressors, but rather comes as a result of simply not understanding your own unique wiring.  When you don’t realize you are wired differently, you might blame and shame yourself for not being like your friends or colleagues, and push yourself beyond your limits.  You feel like you’re missing something and always trying to figure out what you’re doing wrong, or at least what everyone else is doing right. Once you understand yourself and your needs, this can get so much better!

Relationships & Communication – Personal & Professional

Couples Therapy: I help motivated couples who feel stuck in repeated arguments or worry they are becoming just roommates.  I’ll help you improve your relationship through improved communication and building intimacy and emotional connection.  

If you are uncertain whether you would like to continue with your relationship, and together would like help deciding the best path forward, I can provide short term Discernment Counseling to help.  You can read more about this on our Couples Counseling page. 

I am a Certified Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist & Supervisor and have specialized in couples therapy most of my career.  Relationships are challenging but vital to our wellbeing.  If you are willing, relationships can be the best teacher and healer if we let them show us where we need to grow within ourselves. 

I work with couples who are not only motivated to work together, but are also ready to work on themselves as we help you each to bring a new awareness and acceptance of who you are as individuals, and who you are together as a couple and family.

Communication Coaching for Professional Relationships:  Good communication paired with emotional intelligence not only helps our personal relationships, but our professional ones too.  Understanding the dynamics that play out in communication and conflict can help you navigate your career, networking, management and leadership skills etc.  Many say relationships are the key to success in work/business, which is likely true for life in general 😉.

Career-Oriented Women & Professionals

I have a special interest in career-oriented women who are driven in their work and their purpose, especially because I am one. 

Like all working moms, I wear many hats.  We want to have it all, but we can't possibly do it all.  I have always enjoyed learning how to better balance my joy for work while also raising sensitive kids, nurturing a marriage of almost 25 years, and running a business while trying to live life at a pace that I enjoy, despite how this fast-paced culture would like me to live.

Women often feel pressure to hide their stress or struggles and look like they've got everything under control.  Unfortunately this leads too a lot of issues with anxiety, chronic health conditions, and relationships. Understanding how you work and live best can be life changing.  

You have gifts that the world needs, and you deserve to be well and happy along the way. 

If you are ready to thrive in a new and heathier way, give me a call, I'd love to help!

I offer in person and telehealth sessions to provide extra privacy and flexibility for working professionals. 

Models of Therapy:  EMDR, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Emotional Freedom Technique (Tapping), Natural & Integrative Mental Health Practices.  In addition, tools from the fields of Career Coaching and Financial Therapy.

Contact:

To request an appointment, use the form on the Contact Page, or call the office at 715-441-1828.

Contact me directly at Cindy@CFTC-online.com

Education & Training

• Bachelor of Arts degree from U.W. Madison
• Masters of Science in Education-Professional Counseling from Concordia University WI
• Marriage and Family Therapy specialization completed at Family Therapy Training Institute
• Certified Emotionally Focused  Couples Therapist & Supervisor
• EMDR Therapist
• Certified Senior Professional Career Coach - International Association of Career Coaches

Insurance Provider for

BCBS, Health Partners, Cigna, United Health Care/Medica/UBH/Optum