About Sidra
About Sidra
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Psychotherapy and Coaching for Gifted ADD/ADHD and/or HSP Adults
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and have been working in clinical mental health for 10 years. Prior to my career in clinical social work, I earned a masters degree in public health (specifically mental health) so I have been involved in a variety of projects related to mental health research, education and training, program development, and evaluation for the better part of 30 years.
I am originally from the beautiful Hudson Valley of New York, and lived in South Florida, Chicago, Washington DC, and a few places in between before moving to California in 2002. In the summer of 2024, I pursued a life-long dream of moving to Europe!
Services are available to Californians only during the hours of 6am-9am and 10pm-12am Monday through Thursday (PST).
I am serious about offering an affirming practice. That means I work to empower a client with respect to their gender identity, sexuality, relationship orientation, neurodiversity, body size / shape / ability, cultural, and any other differences, rather than trying to "repair" or minimize such differences. Clients describe me as insightful, empathetic, compassionate, genuine, funny, easy-going, and nonjudgmental.
Education
Education
Master of Social Work, California State University, Los Angeles
Master of Health Science in Mental Hygiene, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health
Graduate Studies, Social Ecology, University of California at Irvine
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, University of Chicago
We can not solve our problems with the same thinking that we used when we created them."
We can not solve our problems with the same thinking that we used when we created them."
--Albert Einstein
Additional Training
Additional Training
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Beyond Trauma
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
Crisis Oriented Recovery Services
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
ITTI Certificate of Completion as Clinical Trauma Professional
Mindfulness-Based Mental Health Treatment
Mindful Self-Compassion (MST)
Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Problem Solving Treatment
Seeking Safety
UpRisingYoga Certificate of Completion of Teacher Training
Techniques & Approaches
Techniques & Approaches
My approach is holistic and integrated in order to best meet your needs, including aspects of the following: Mindfulness, CBT, ACT, CPT, DBT, EFT, IFS, Gottman Method, PACT, Attachment Theory, Motivational Interviewing, Psychoeducation, Buddhist Psychology, Positive Psychology, Humanist and Existential models, Feminist and Narrative models, Systems Theory, Health at Every Size, Strength-Based, and Problem Solving Treatment.
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