How Cynthia works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- OH Psychologist
- Licensed in
- Ohio
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Cynthia
Dr. Cynthia Yamokoski is an Ohio psychologist with 15 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anger, anxiety, depression, and trauma.
Her approach is straightforward and focused on practical steps that people can use in daily life. She works with people who have faced traumatic events, including first responders and survivors of assault or accidents. She also helps with sleep and eating concerns, addictions, grief, obsessive thoughts, panic attacks, and the challenges of major life changes.
Background and approach
Her practice includes support for LGBT concerns, career stress, parenting strain, and compassion fatigue. Her work uses time-limited, evidence-based methods. She explains treatment options clearly and involves clients in choosing a path that fits their goals.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a common tool she uses to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. For people with trauma-related symptoms she draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy approaches and steps clients through well-established protocols at a measured pace. Sessions include teaching coping skills, practicing exposure in safe ways when appropriate, and reviewing progress together.
Dr. Yamokoski emphasizes collaboration. She starts by making sure people understand what to expect and by setting clear, achievable goals.
The focus is on practical tools you can use between sessions to reduce symptoms and regain control.
What Cynthia works with
Everything Cynthia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Cynthia's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
Approaches Cynthia lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How CBT and Trauma-Focused Care Work Online
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Sessions often involve setting small goals, practicing new skills, and reviewing progress; this approach can help with anger, anxiety, depression, and obsessive thoughts.Trauma-Focused Therapy targets symptoms that follow traumatic events. It uses structured steps to process memories, reduce avoidance, and teach coping strategies. This approach is often used for post-traumatic stress, panic, and reactions after accidents or assault.
Choosing the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will review your concerns, goals, and preferences and then recommend an approach or combination of approaches. Together you will adjust the plan as progress is made and new needs appear.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. Video is useful for more in-depth work and skill practice. Phone can work when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat or messaging can be a quick check-in, brief coaching, or a way to keep momentum between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to keep consistent progress.
Questions people ask about Cynthia
What concerns does Dr. Yamokoski support?
She supports a wide range of problems including stress, anger, anxiety, depression, trauma and prolonged grief, sleep and eating issues, addictions, OCD and panic, and related concerns.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and collaborative, focusing on clear explanations, shared decision-making, and skills people can use between sessions.
What background does she bring to therapy?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with trauma survivors, first responders, and others facing serious stressors, and she has served in both clinical and research roles.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed as an OH Psychologist P.6572 and practices in Ohio.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for online therapy.
How are session costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.