Psychotherapy is an extension of my passion for teaching, coaching, and supporting the needs of individuals and couples. My progression into psychotherapy began as a case manager a week after graduating with my undergraduate degree. I then moved on to coaching high-level individuals, teaching middle school, and completing licensure in mental health counseling. Before becoming licensed as a therapist, coaching afforded me the opportunity to see where my strengths could be used in treating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and loss. The loss of a parent propelled me into training as a grief specialist. As a former college athlete, I’m interested in ways to stay active by training in yoga as well as alternative integrative mental health to support clients inside and out.
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​For Sidney, therapy is life; everything that happens in life shows up in therapy. My approach to therapy is like my approach to life: Flow with it. I value giving space to grow, using creative approaches, and being challenged from a compassionate perspective to expand into a new comfort zone. These are things I learned through family, moving to different places, sports, coaching, and being coached. Sometimes, it is uncomfortable to be challenged to shift perspective, yet I believe that directly saying what needs to be said leads to breakthroughs that cannot happen when we tiptoe around the elephant in the room. I value engagement, support, reflection, and interdisciplinary collaboration and consultations in support of my practice and clients. I greatly value the relationship developed in the process of therapy and work to protect it through communication and feedback.