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Cicely Charlson, LPC
Oklahoma
Licensed Professional Counselor - stress and relationships
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Trauma processing
- Anger management
About Cicely
Cicely Charlson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Oklahoma with 11 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, anger, intimacy issues, parenting, self-esteem, career questions, depression, coping with life changes, and ADHD. Cicely writes clearly about practical skills and problem-solving rather than jargon. She speaks English and bases sessions on straightforward techniques clients can try between meetings.
Cicely uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as a central method to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change actions that keep problems going. She also uses Cognitive Processing Therapy for trauma and anger management approaches when those issues are present. Expectations are discussed up front and the work is concrete - identifying patterns, testing new behaviors, and reviewing what changes.
Her background includes outpatient work and in-home services, which gives her experience with varied home and community situations. That practical experience influences how she suggests real-life adjustments clients can make. She reports particular experience with stress and anxiety, relationship conflict, and supporting people through life transitions.
Sessions are framed around small, achievable steps. Clients can expect clear strategies, practice tasks between sessions, and progress checks. Cicely emphasizes skill development in communication and coping rather than abstract talk alone.
She draws on personal insight about growing up with poor communication and limited coping skills, and she uses that perspective to teach healthier ways to handle anger and conflict. The focus is on learning and applying skills that help people make clearer decisions and reduce stressful patterns.
How CBT and trauma-focused work translate to online sessions
CBT helps people spot thought patterns that increase worry or avoidance and then tests new ways of thinking and acting. Online work can include setting small behavioral experiments, practicing new communication skills, and reviewing how those experiments went in the next session.Cognitive Processing Therapy focuses on understanding and reworking thoughts tied to traumatic events. It uses structured steps to help reduce the hold of painful memories and to change related beliefs about safety, trust, control, and self-worth.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Cicely will collaborate with each person to decide whether CBT, trauma-focused work, anger management techniques, or a mix of these is most helpful based on the client’s goals and what they prefer. She checks progress and adjusts methods as needed.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available formats before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy life, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins from different locations. They also let therapists assign between-session practices and review results efficiently, which suits the structured, skills-driven methods Cicely uses.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Oklahoma
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address most often?
She commonly helps with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, anger, intimacy issues, parenting, self-esteem, career questions, depression, coping with life changes, and ADHD.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. Work often includes practical exercises and checking what changes between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has 11 years of experience in the mental health field and has worked in outpatient care and in-home settings.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Oklahoma.
Which languages are supported and can she see international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs 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 a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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