Sydney Koenig (she/her)

Humans are social creatures and need one another to survive. Without connecting emotionally with others you are not your best self. Loneliness, anxiety, and depression creep in. It can be easier to isolate than to keep working at maintaining healthy relationships. It becomes hard to focus on work because your relationships in the workplace aren’t ideal or you are worried about your romantic relationships or friendships.

You can be in control, have your needs met, set boundaries and be happy connecting with others. Knowing and feeling that what happened to you was truly not your fault is step number one. It will make it so that you can have better sleep, improve your self esteem, and set you up for fulfilling relationships. You will start smiling again, enjoying life and feel the freedom that comes with not having to look out for the triggers around every corner.

Much of my passion lays in helping people who have experienced abuse reclaim their lives, feel fulfilled, and regain a positive outlook on the experiences that are yet to come. I have helped people who have suffered from incest, verbal, physical, mental, financial and sexual abuse process what they have been through and learn how to overcome the trauma that comes with abuse. I've also lead women's groups dealing specifically with abuse and seen how abuse can lead to substance use and addiction.

I am trained to use EMDR and enjoy using this modality as it fits hand in hand with trauma treatment that most clients come to see me for. EMDR is well researched and has positive outcomes for many different diagnosis. Clients report that they enjoy using the coping skills that are built into EMDR and that after they have done the protocol once, they know what to expect.

I am an expert in humanistic therapy because my experience has taught me that a therapist is never the expert on your problem or situation, you are. Humanistic therapy supports this and states that you and I together can work to come up with resources that you feel are going to be helpful for you and that you have the power to heal yourself and become whole. You are not your diagnosis- there is much more to you than that, and you are in charge of how you change.

Trauma therapy takes into account what a person has experienced and how that continues to shape the patterns of their behavior. Trauma therapy encompasses everything that I strive to be- inclusive, sensitive, honest, and while it is hard work it is very rewarding. Being mindful of triggers that are explicit or implicit is also important, as well as verbiage when speaking about trauma. Trauma is never a client's fault and the brain can heal and happiness can return to your life.

Together we will develop the coping skills that work best for you. Let’s tailor what you like and what works for you so that you can get the maximum benefit! We will work on managing stress to help you feel less tense, and connect with your body to get the valuable insight it can give you. Together we can figure out what’s underneath the anxiety and get to the root cause, making anxiety a thing of the past.

Together we will develop the coping skills that work best for you. Let’s tailor what you like and what works for you so that you can get the maximum benefit! We will work on managing stress to help you feel less tense, and connect with your body to get the valuable insight it can give you. Together we can figure out what’s underneath the anxiety and get to the root cause, making anxiety a thing of the past.