If You're Here, Something Isn't Adding Up.
You're trying to figure out whether what you're dealing with is addiction, narcissism, or both.
You're in Al-Anon, therapy, and have consumed all the resources but it’s still chaos.
You're in the middle of a divorce that is anything but normal.
You're co-parenting with someone who’s creating conflict or playing Disneyland dad and you're cleaning up both.
You are the functioning one. The capable one. The one holding it all together and you're exhausted in a way that burnout doesn't even begin to cover.
You've been gaslit for so long, you're not sure you can trust your own perception anymore.
You’re not the problem.
You need someone who understands the full picture.
That's why I do this.
Helping Women Navigate Narcissistic Relationship Dynamics, Burnout, and High-Conflict Divorce.
Something is wrong. You can feel it. You just can't fully explain it.. Yet.
Dr. Cynthia Edwards-Hawver, Psy.D., is a Licensed Psychologist helping mothers navigate narcissistic patterns, addiction dynamics in relationships, high-conflict divorce, and co-parenting with a difficult ex.
Dr. Cynthia Edwards-Hawver, Psy.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist based in Pennsylvania with 30 years of clinical and forensic experience working with mothers navigating narcissistic relationships, addiction dynamics, and high-conflict divorce.
A Cornell graduate, she brings both academic depth and personal familiarity to this work, including what it actually means to parent while healing.
Dr. Cynthia's Areas of Expertise
Narcissistic Relationships and Emotional Manipulation
You’ve been trying to name what’s been happening for years. The confusion, the gaslighting, and the constant second-guessing of your own experience. Understanding narcissistic relationship dynamics is often the first step toward reclaiming clarity.
Addiction Dynamics in Relationships
Is it the addiction? Is it his personality? Or is it both? Untangling addiction dynamics within a relationship helps clarify patterns that keep many women feeling stuck and confused.
High-Conflict Divorce and Custody Dynamics
When traditional co-parenting is not possible, parallel parenting becomes a strategy for protecting both you and your children. It provides structure and boundaries in situations where collaboration is not realistic.
Parallel Parenting With a High-Conflict Ex
When traditional co-parenting is not possible, parallel parenting becomes a strategy for protecting both you and your children. It provides structure and boundaries in situations where collaboration is not realistic.
Narcissistic Burnout
High-conflict divorce is not simply a difficult divorce—it is a different category of conflict. Psychological dynamics often unfold beneath the legal process, and understanding them can change how you navigate both the courtroom and your family system.
A Different Kind of Clinical Perspective
Most therapists working in this space focus on healing the emotional wounds. That work matters deeply and Dr. Cynthia does that too. But her background in forensic psychology also means she understands the larger system surrounding high-conflict relationships.
She understands the psychological dynamics that often appear in high-conflict divorce, custody evaluations, and family court proceedings, as well as the ways high-conflict personalities use legal and relational systems to continue the conflict.
Working together helps you understand what is happening, why it is happening, and how to communicate, document, and position yourself in ways that better protect you and your children.
You Don’t Have To Do This Alone
Navigating narcissistic relationship dynamics, addiction patterns in relationships, or a high-conflict divorce can feel isolating and overwhelming. Therapy provides a place to understand the patterns you are facing and begin rebuilding clarity, boundaries, and stability for yourself and your family.
Is your relationship fueling your burnout?
If you're feeling drained, doubting yourself, and questioning your reality—it’s not just in your head.
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✅ 5 hidden red flags that your relationship is silently exhausting you
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