Therapist profile
Cecilia Zinnikas, LPC, LCPC
Oklahoma
Licensed LPC and LCPC - Anxiety and Trauma
Continue with CeciliaWhere Cecilia stands
- Credentials
- LPC, LCPC
- License
- LCPC, Montana / BBH-LCPC-LIC-50216; LPC, Oklahoma / LPC02869; LPC, Missouri / 2025030369
- NPI
- 1760713721
- Experience
- 33 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Oklahoma
About
- CBT strategies
- Mindfulness work
- EMDR for trauma
About Cecilia
Cecilia Zinnikas is an Oklahoma licensed professional counselor (LPC) and licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) with 33 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and mood-related concerns such as depression and bipolar challenges. Cecilia also helps people dealing with codependency, addictions, low self-esteem, and the strain of parenting or family conflict.
She focuses on practical tools people can use right away. Sessions often include skills for managing strong emotions, handling impulsivity, and reducing overwhelming shame or guilt. Cecilia pays attention to patterns that repeat in relationships, including control issues and abandonment fears, and helps clients notice those patterns in everyday life.
Many clients come during life transitions like separation or when they need to rebuild routines after trauma. She uses a mix of approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, and methods aimed at processing traumatic memories. Cecilia aims to help people develop clearer boundaries and steadier moods through step-by-step work.
Her background spans work with mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, and first responder stress. Over three decades she has supported people coping with co-occurring conditions and complex presentations. She combines evidence-based methods with straightforward coaching to help clients set realistic goals.
To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Fees vary by location and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small actions that fit those values. It can help when stress, avoidance, or people-pleasing get in the way of what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, useful for anxiety, depression, and impulsive reactions. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) targets distressing memories and reactions tied to trauma and can reduce vivid flashbacks or intense body responses.Choosing which approach to use is part of the early work. The therapist will review symptoms, goals, and preferences and then recommend one or a blend of methods. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Confirm the current session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins on a tight day, or remove travel time that interrupts routines. Therapists can adapt ACT, CBT, and EMDR exercises for remote sessions so clients can practice skills between meetings and bring small changes into daily life.
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Experience
33+ years
Listed in
Montana, Oklahoma, Missouri
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she focus on?
She addresses stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, mood disorders like depression and bipolar, addictions, codependency, and related family and parenting stress.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, skills-based methods including cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, DBT elements, and EMDR for trauma processing.
How much experience does she have?
She has 33 years of clinical experience working with mood disorders, trauma, and complex presentations.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) and LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) credentials and practices in Oklahoma.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.