Counselors

Cynthia (Cindy) R. Boyle is the Executive Director and Lead Counselor at Boyle Counseling & Consulting.  She has an M.A. in Mental Health Counseling from the nationally recognized and CACREP accredited program at the University of Northern Iowa. She also has a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from the University of Montana where she completed her dissertation exploring ableism in counselor education. Cindy did extensive work in the area of addiction treatment during her internship at a chemical abuse/dependence treatment center, providing both inpatient and outpatient treatment.   Her area of focus was individual and family group work, including working with the many dual diagnosis issues prevalent with that population. She also worked with family members of patients who often experienced issues as a result of their relationship with a person struggling with addiction, including: anxiety, depression, co-dependence problems, and in younger people, particularly daughters, issues with eating disorders and cutting. She remains an active member of NAADAC-The Association for Addiction Professionals.

Cindy has her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision and is a nationally Approved Clinical Supervisor. She holds the highest professional counseling licenses in Iowa (LMHC), Michigan (LPC), Wisconsin (LPC) and Montana (LCPC). She has been a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP) and Certified TeleMental Health provider (CTMH). For several years she was the editor for VISIONS, the online publication for the American College Counseling Association. She has studied using creative therapies in treatment and has training in play therapy and animal assisted therapy. Along with her dog Piper, Cindy has volunteered with the Cedar Valley PETPALS organization. She also has research interests in counseling ethics and counselor education, disability studies, autism spectrum disorders, and most recently in professional and ethical issues around providing counseling via telehealth.  She enjoys educating others and has presented on many of these topics in professional workshops and conferences around the world.  She has been a guest for Iowa Public Radio where she was invited to participate in a panel discussion about mental health and insurance issues relevant to Iowans.  Cindy continues to be active in volunteer work and advocate for clients in whatever way she can.

Cindy is a former President of the Iowa Mental Health Counselors Association and the Professional Counselors Association of Montana. She is currently an active member of several professional counseling associations and serves in leadership roles with the Iowa Mental Health Counselors Association, American Mental Health Counselors Association and the Rocky Mountain Association for Counselor Education and Supervision.