Background:

Sydney is a Licensed Professional Counselor who grew up in Williamsburg, Virginia, and later relocated to Northern Virginia from the Shenandoah Valley. Her compassion for others and lifelong curiosity about the human experience naturally guided her toward the counseling profession. Sydney earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from George Mason University and her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from James Madison University.

Technique:

Sydney believes that every person has inherent worth and unique gifts. She strives to create a warm, collaborative, and nonjudgmental environment for children, adolescents, and adults to explore their inner worlds and take meaningful steps toward growth and healing. Her work is rooted in a trauma-informed and attachment-based framework, drawing from a range of modalities including DBT, CBT, Narrative Therapy, Play Therapy, Polyvagal Theory, and Somatic Psychotherapy.

Just for fun:

Sydney enjoys cooking, playing card games, and listening to music.