About Cynthia
Dr. Cynthia Yamokoski is an Ohio psychologist with 15 years of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and life changes. She works with people facing panic, obsessive thoughts, addiction, and struggles with sleep, eating, work, or self-esteem.
She also supports those dealing with first responder and veteran issues, domestic violence, and sexual assault or abuse. Her approach is practical and straightforward. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy to reduce symptoms and teach skills people can use between sessions.
How Cynthia works
Treatment is usually time-limited and focused on clear goals. Dr. Yamokoski explains options and makes decisions together with the person she is working with.
She has particular experience helping people recover after natural disasters, accidents, combat, or other traumatic events. That experience includes work with dissociation, prolonged grief, panic attacks, phobias, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. She also addresses compassion fatigue and concerns common to first responders.
Sessions aim to teach concrete tools for managing strong emotions, improving sleep and routines, and reducing avoidance. Therapy may include exposure-based steps for trauma or OCD, and structured thinking exercises for depression and anxiety. Dr.
Yamokoski focuses on what to do next and how to practice new skills in daily life. People who choose her for care can expect clear explanations, shared decision-making, and a steady focus on recovery and function. She brings clinical and research-informed experience to each step of the process.
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What Cynthia works with
The areas below are the ones Cynthia selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Training and background
| Register | OH Psychologist |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Ohio |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How CBT and Trauma-Focused Care Work Online
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people see how thoughts, behaviors, and feelings connect. In practice this means learning to notice unhelpful thoughts, test them, and try new behaviors to reduce anxiety or depression. It suits worries, panic, low mood, and problems like insomnia or compulsive habits.Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on processing traumatic memories and reducing avoidance. That can include stepwise exposure and teaching grounding and emotion regulation skills. It is often used for post-traumatic stress, sexual trauma, and reactions after disasters or accidents.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk about goals, explain options, and decide together which methods to try. Sessions may change as needs shift and progress is reviewed regularly.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and exercises, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a quick check-in, and text messaging helps with brief coaching or reminders. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules while keeping care consistent.
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