About Sydney
I’m trauma focused therapist with a deep commitment to learning, listening and teaching as much as I can about the way that our minds, bodies and hearts respond to stress. My philosophy is inspired by the fundamental belief that we’re all inherently primed to move towards what’s healthy and loving. Sometimes we get side tracked by habits that get started when we’re adapting to stressful work, society or family environments or to survive painful live events.
Costs and Insurance
$100 - 350 per session
Sliding Scale
Out of Pocket
Why did you become a therapist, and what motivates you to continue?
I entered the world of mental health as a social worker and a person who’d been through mental health struggles. That experience helped me become passionate about the idea that people receiving mental health services should be empowered in our experiences with the mental health system. Now I run a practice that's fully staffed by therapists (and humans) who have both lived experience of being on the receiving end of therapy services and a wealth of professional and research experience.
How do you work with clients with ADHD?
No two brains are the same. There’s a powerful movement in mental health (that started with activists). It’s rooted in the desire to move towards the recognition that part of what helps humans thrive is that we have different skills and strengths and are able to live and work together. In every society in history, there have always been people who experience the world in ways that drive innovation.
Neurodivergent people can have the same diagnosis or “clinical profile” on an evaluation done by a neuropsychologist (like ADHD, sensory processing disorders, autism, learning disabilities or high iq scores) and experience the world in wildly different ways. That makes collaboration between a therapist and a client fundamental. You deserve cutting edge, practical information from a clinician that knows their sh*t.
If you’re dealing with burnout or exhaustion, spend way to much energy hiding parts of yourself and life or juggle isolation with shame and socially invalidating environments that mess with your self esteem, you deserve a therapist that gets you.
How do you work with clients with relationship issues?
If you’re struggling with a trauma in relationships, it might feel like the past is getting played out in new relationships again and again, or like the traumatic event is happening, right now. You might find that your mind replays a humiliating memory on repeat, makes you repress it completely or triggers a behavioral response when you’re feeling insecure.
EMDR works on the non-verbal parts of our brain, so it gets beneath the words. It often leaves clients feeling clearer and more connected, creating a sense of safety in your body and with other people again.
If you find yourself acting out in your romantic relationships, avoiding conflict or getting emotionally flooded and spacing out, EMDR can help you feel calmer and respond instead of reacting. Clients often describe the effect as giving you more space between what triggered you and your emotional response.
Interested in talking?
(973) 758-7618Costs and Insurance
$100 - 350 per session
Sliding Scale
Out of Pocket
Specialties
Anxiety
Self Esteem
Trauma and PTSD
Women's Issues
Approaches
Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
EMDR
Feminist
Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
Motivational Interviewing