About Sydney
Sydney Pruett uses client-centered therapy and evidence-based tools to help people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with six years of experience and practices with sensitivity toward LGBT concerns and other identity-related issues. Her approach starts with listening.
She creates a calm space where people can say what they need to say. From there she works with each person to set realistic goals and try practical strategies that fit their life.
Background and approach
Sydney draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and build new skills for daily life. She also uses trauma-focused methods when past events are getting in the way of feeling safe or functioning well. Motivational interviewing is part of her toolkit when people feel stuck or uncertain about change.
That approach helps clarify values and boost the motivation needed to take small, manageable steps forward. She has worked with concerns such as relationship strain, family problems, compassion fatigue, body image, chronic illness and disability, and gender dysphoria. Sessions are offered in English and delivered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling once a therapist match is made.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Sydney commonly uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening without judgment and working at the client's pace. That method helps people feel heard and decide what matters most to them before trying specific techniques.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, a practical approach that breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. CBT helps with anxiety, depression, and daily coping by teaching tools people can practice between sessions, like tracking thoughts and testing small behavior changes.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they adjust methods and pace so the work fits the person's life and needs.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and teaching exercises. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people write through a concern or send quick updates between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities, and to continue work across different locations.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma, Utah, Missouri, New Jersey
- Languages
- English