Siedah Atherley

LCSW, 6 years of experience

Frequently rebooked

Empowering
Solution oriented
Warm

About me

I’m a licensed therapist who believes everyone deserves a safe place to breathe, heal, and feel heard. With 6 years of experience, I’ve helped people work through anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship stress, and low self-esteem. My approach is calm, supportive, and down-to-earth. I’m here to walk with you through life’s challenges and help you feel more grounded, confident, and empowered as you move forward.

Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

In our first session, we’ll take time to get to know each other and talk about what brings you to therapy. I’ll ask questions about your goals, your history, and what support looks like for you. You’re welcome to share at your own pace there’s no pressure. Together, we’ll identify your priorities and begin creating a plan that feels comfortable, realistic, and empowering. My goal is for you to leave the session feeling heard, understood, and hopeful about the path ahead.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

My greatest strengths lie in creating a warm, safe space where clients feel genuinely heard and supported. I use evidence based approaches like CBT, EMDR, mindfulness, and trauma informed care to help clients understand their emotions, build confidence, and make meaningful changes. I’m skilled at breaking down complex experiences into clear, manageable steps and helping clients feel empowered rather than overwhelmed. Clients often share that they appreciate my calm presence, nonjudgmental guidance, and ability to help them feel grounded and hopeful, even during difficult moments.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

Clients who have experienced trauma, whether from childhood, racial, sexual assault, or other distressing events, can benefit from your trauma-informed care approach. You can provide a safe, supportive environment and use specialized techniques like Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) or trauma-focused CBT to facilitate healing. Also, I love working with clients that are seeking support in addressing life challenges, relationship issues, self esteem, anxiety, depression, and more.

Specialties

Top specialties

Depression

Other specialties

AnxietyBipolar Disorder

I identify as

Serves ages

My treatment methods

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

I integrate CBT to help my clients recognize and change unhelpful patterns of thinking and behavior that can contribute to emotional distress or problems in daily life. CBT is based on the idea that our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected, and by changing one of these aspects, we can influence the others.

EMDR

I provide EMDR as a therapist in training. I apply EMDR to help my clients process distressing memories and experiences in order to reduce the emotional impact they have on their lives. EMDR particularly effective for treating trauma-related conditions, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but can also be beneficial for addressing other issues like anxiety, phobias, and low self-esteem.

Solution Focused Brief Treatment

I apply Brief solution-focused therapy to guide my clients as they identify and amplify their strengths and resources to find effective solutions to your concerns. Rather than delving deeply into past issues or exploring the root causes of problems, this approach focuses on the present and future, aiming to create rapid and sustainable change in a relatively short period of time.

Location

Virtual

Licensed in

Illinois

Accepts

, 68 ratings

6 ratings with written reviews

June 6, 2025

Siedah is amazing!! She makes me feel understood and validated. She also has a great sense of humor. After one session I already am looking forward to working with her more.

Verified client, age 18-24

Review shared after session 1 with Siedah

May 8, 2025

Siedah is very present during our sessions. She listens closely, takes notes, and connects dots from previous conversations. She also highlights the processes and changes that I am handling well and will point out the changes for me. Going through major life transitions with Siedah has been very helpful and needed. 10/10 would recommend! :)

Verified client, age 25-34

Review shared after session 16 with Siedah

May 7, 2025

She ha been amazing, coming fresh from giving birth in a dark place, Siedah really helped me to see the light, and guide me through postpartum with such patience and compassion.

Verified client, age 25-34

Review shared after session 32 with Siedah