Sidra Gifford (she/her)

MHS, MSW/LCSW
Accepting Clients

I am an empathic, compassionate, accepting psychotherapist who loves helping people make meaningful changes in their lives.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker in , CA

Services
  • Individual

About My Clients

I practice a collaborative form of therapy, requiring the active engagement of both myself and my clients. I have particular success with people who already have some degree of intellectual insight about themselves but who have difficulty tapping into their emotional mind and balancing the two - developing their wise mind.

My Background and Approach

My practice is most informed by mindfulness, in order to help you: develop your “wise mind”, improve your ability to choose effective responses and behaviors, increase resilience and master adaptation to change, increase emotional awareness, increase compassion for self and others, increase connection with others, recognize and accept what is, and find peace of mind in any circumstance, live a more authentic, joyful, and purposeful life!

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Humanistic Therapy Integrative Therapy Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Other Techniques
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Anger Management Therapy
  • Attachment Theory
  • Exposure Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Couples Counseling
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Existential Therapy
  • Feminist Therapy
  • Gottman Method Couples Therapy
  • Harm Reduction Therapy
  • Humanistic Therapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Nonviolent Communication
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Relational Therapy
  • Solution Focused Brief Therapy
  • Somatic Therapy: Body-Based Healing for Emotional Trauma
  • Integrative Therapy
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Trauma Therapy
  • Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy (PACT)

Issues I Treat

Specialties
ADHD Therapists Anxiety Attachment
Other Issues
  • Adoption Issues
  • Aging Concerns
  • Anger Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Body Image Issues
  • Codependency
  • Divorce
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • Insomnia
  • Marriage Counseling
  • Parenting
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Self-Esteem
  • Systemic Oppression Therapy
  • Women's Issues
I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 12 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $175 - 275/session

Reach out to Sidra