Cecilia Zinnikas

Cecilia Zinnikas is a licensed LPC and LCPC practicing in Oklahoma with 33 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, mood disorders, and challenges with self-esteem. Her listed specialties include bipolar disorder, addictions, family and parenting concerns, anger, and depression, along with a range of related focus areas such as abandonment, codependency, dissociation, and post-traumatic stress.

Her approach emphasizes helping clients make meaning of difficult emotional experiences and develop practical coping strategies. She integrates methods drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, EMDR, mindfulness, and Motivational Interviewing to tailor work to each person's needs. She also attends to issues that commonly accompany mood and trauma presentations, including impulsivity, personality dynamics, seasonal mood shifts, and somatization.

Clients seeking support through life transitions such as divorce or separation may find her background relevant. She aims to foster greater self-awareness, identify unhelpful patterns, and support steps toward self-acceptance and renewed coping. Her practice materials reflect decades of clinical work and a commitment to careful, individualized treatment planning.