Education

Lesley College - Cambridge, MA

MA in Expressive Therapies 1988

University of Massachusetts - Amherst, MA

BDIC Bachelor’s degree in Individual Concentration 1984 Interdisciplinary Degree combining the fields of: Health, Education, Psychology, and Creative Arts Therapies

Professional Experience

Director - The Montecito Memory Care Community - Santa Fe, NM

2020-2022

  • Developed and implemented entire Montessori based program for brand new forty resident facility.

  • Hired, trained, supervised and evaluated fifty-plus employees.

  • Met with all families and collateral care professionals, developed policies and procedures, provided direct activity care.

  • On call for emergencies 24/7.

Licensed Mental Health Counselor/Creative Arts Therapist - Private Practice - Lenox,  MA 

2003 - Present - Part-time Telehealth since 2016

  • Provide general integrative, creative, and psychodynamic counseling and behavioral health services for children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. 

  • Treatment includes; biopsychosocial and behavioral assessment, treatment planning, private insurance billing, case consultation, and discharge planning. 

Behavioral Health Therapist - Canyon Ranch Health Resort - Lenox, MA 

1994-2003

  • Offered individual behavioral health services for adults in a brief integrative wellness setting

  • Designed and implemented lectures, classes, and staff trainings

  • Services offered included: healthy lifestyle coaching, food habit management, body image, smoking cessation, stress management, alcohol and health, mind/body dialoge, movement/yoga therapy, sleep enhancement, relaxation/meditation, couples communication, depression/anxiety assessment. 

Licensed Counselor/Creative Arts Therapist 

School Street Counseling Service, Springfield, MA 1993-1995

  • Provided treatment, crisis intervention, and outreach services at a multicultural agency

  • Supervised LMHC and Arts Therapies student interns

Day Treatment Clinician/Creative Arts Therapist

Northampton Area Mental Health Services, Northampton, MA 1988-1993

Franklin County Mental Health Center, Greenfield MA 

  • As a multidisciplinary team member, designed and implemented psycho-educational and therapeutic groups for adults with acute and chronic mental illness. Provided treatment planning and all aspects of case management. 

Residential Counselor

Valley Programs - Northampton, MA 1984-1987

  • Provided counseling, instruction, advocacy, and service coordination for adults with mental illness. 

Feedback & References

“In addition to her professional skills, Cynthia brings a wonderful spirit of dedication to her environment. She has always been very flexible and accommodating to all those around her. This includes the residents she cared for, their families, and the employees she supervised. Cynthia has always been highly dependable and consistent in her attendance. Her ability to wear many hats and multi-task is amazing. I consider her to have been a great leader, a role model, a fierce advocate for staff and residents, and all during the difficult times of COVID-19. Cynthia is a skilled leader with a wealth of knowledge and is a wonderful, emphatic, helpful colleague with a big heart.”

- Edgar Ortiz, Executive Director,

The Montecito, 2022

“Cynthia Wild is an absolute gem. I met with her last visit and she was a major reason why I came back this time. She has a wonderful way about her. The advice she gave last time was a lasting effect of Canyon Ranch–it stayed me throughout the year.”

-Canyon Ranch Health Resort guest

“As chairperson of the Berkshire Psychotherapy Network, Cynthia brings professionalism, knowledge, and a capacity to draw together clinicians across disciplines to address concerns pertinent to all. She has held this leadership position during the time I have gotten to know her and her work and is skilled at inviting others to step forward and become involved at the community level. She is well known in the community, having worked in the field for the past twenty-six years.

Clinically, her training as a creative arts therapist creates a safe and welcoming environment for those dealing with various traumas, an area of specialty for her, as well as a medium to engage child and adolescent clients. Cynthia approaches her work systemically, eliciting contacts with medical professionals and families. This is particularly helpful for those clients already operating within many systems and needing help navigating a more efficient course within this realm.”

-Annie Benson, Psy.D. Barrington Psychology Center, 2009

“Cynthia Wild became a guardian angel to me and in 50 minutes changed my life.” 

-Canyon Ranch Health Resort guest

“Cynthia relates well to the clients she works with in therapy. She is authentic, empathetic and establishes good rapport. She possesses solid clinical awareness which allows her to quickly and effectively assess client needs. Cynthia’s therapeutic approach is often quite creative. She is especially adept at using her movement therapy skills to assist clients in their discovery and interpretation of crucial mind/body information which has proved consistently to have enhanced their health and healing experience at Canyon Ranch.

Cynthia collaborates well with other members of our staff. She is enthusiastic, cooperative, and a genuine team player. She is open to learning and growing as a professional and receives supervisory feedback well. On several occasions Cynthia has been the recipient of “outstanding” reviews from our clients in regards to both her formal presentations and therapeutic encounters. She is certainly a credit to our staff.” 

- Jeffrey Rossman, Ph.D., Director, Behavioral Health, Canyon Ranch Health Resort, 1996