(she/her)
New to Grow
Hi, I’m Sydney: therapist and forensic social worker, but most of all, lover of stories. I believe people deserve to be truly seen and understood in context. As a therapist, I am often more interested in the lived experience beneath the “presenting problems” than symptom reduction alone. As a human, I feel honored and grateful to hear your story up close.
Clients often tell me our first session feels more human and conversational than they expected. This is a chance for us to get familiar with one another and begin building a space where the work can unfold naturally over time. We will likely begin exploring what brings you into the space, but how far in-depth we go happens at your discretion. It is also an opportunity for you to decide whether I feel like the right fit for you.
My approach in the therapy space is rooted in respect, empathy, compassion, and curiosity. I specialize in intergenerational trauma, attachment wounds, and difficult relational dynamics. As someone rooted in Appalachia, I understand the complexity and relational depth that often exists within rural families and communities. My underlying goal is to help people reclaim a cohesive sense of identity and personal power after experiences that left them disconnected from themselves. We will work at a steady but personalized pace. Together, we will explore how you became who you are and how meaning can be rebuilt without stripping away dignity. I am comfortable with complexity and contradiction. I understand that people often develop different roles, narratives, and survival responses simply to make it through trauma and stress. My hope is to create a space where those experiences can be explored with honesty, insight, and compassion rather than shame.
Many of my clients are people who have collected protective responses to survive, but want to reconnect with a more authentic sense of self. I tend to work best with people who want to understand themselves in the context of family, culture, and other systems, then apply that insight toward lasting change. Many come from rural backgrounds where privacy, loyalty, caregiving, resilience, and silence shape how distress is carried. They have spent years holding things together for everyone else while struggling to direct that same empathy inward. Many are carrying stories that were minimized, misunderstood, or never fully spoken out loud. My ideal client is simply someone who is at least a little curious about what it might look like to build self-compassion, heal, and live more authentically.
Top specialties
Life Transitions
Trauma and PTSD
Women's Issues
Other specialties
Addiction
Anxiety
Domestic Violence
I identify as
Woman
Adults (18 to 64)
Elders (65 and above)
Teenagers (13 to 17)
Kentucky
Arlo
Attachment-based
Focuses on how early relationships and relational experiences shape emotional patterns, self-worth, boundaries, and connection with others. Therapy emphasizes relational safety, emotional awareness, nervous system regulation, and repair of longstanding interpersonal wounds.
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
Helps clients build psychological flexibility by developing awareness of thoughts, emotions, and behavioral patterns while learning to respond in ways that align with their values and goals.
Narrative
Uses storytelling, identity exploration, and meaning-making to help clients separate themselves from painful experiences, re-author limiting beliefs, and better understand patterns shaped by trauma, family systems, culture, and life experiences.