- Guilt and shame
- Trauma-focused methods
- Skills for emotion regulation
About Cecilia
Cecilia Zinnikas is an Oklahoma licensed counselor with LPC and LCPC credentials and 33 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and mood disorders, and she also helps with issues around self-esteem, addiction, and ADHD. She names guilt and shame among the concerns she addresses.
Cecilia keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She helps people notice patterns, learn coping skills, and try different ways to respond to strong feelings. She uses evidence-based approaches such as cognitive and mindfulness-based strategies to reduce overwhelm and build everyday tools.
Her background includes decades of clinical practice with people facing life transitions. She often supports those going through divorce or separation, first responder issues, and the fallout from family of origin struggles. She also works with impulsivity, personality and mood disorder presentations, and co-occurring conditions.
In therapy she pays attention to how guilt and shame show up in daily life - in relationships, parenting, work, and decision-making. She helps clients name those experiences and practice alternative responses that feel doable.
Cecilia offers a mix of skill-based work and deeper processing when needed, including trauma-focused methods. She draws on methods that teach grounding, emotion regulation, and values-based action so people can manage symptoms and move forward with clearer priorities.
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small committed steps toward those values while learning to live with uncomfortable thoughts. It is useful for clients struggling with guilt or stuck avoidance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing more balanced thoughts, paired with concrete behavior changes that reduce anxiety and low mood. Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and day-to-day life. That choice can change as progress is made or new issues arise. Confirm the specific online session formats before booking, as the biography did not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time so people can use appointments between other commitments. Talk with her during the intake to plan sessions that match your schedule and the kinds of work you want to do.Areas of expertise
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Experience
33+ years
Listed in
Montana, Oklahoma, Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and mood disorders along with self-esteem, addictions, ADHD and related issues such as guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of deep shame?
She combines practical skills and processing work to help people notice shame patterns and practice different responses over time.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 33 years of experience working with adults on a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds LPC and LCPC credentials and practices in Oklahoma.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.