Sydney Dranow (She/her)

As a queer therapist, I provide affirming care for LGBTQ+ clients across diverse identities and experiences. I have worked with trans, nonbinary, queer, polyamorous, kink, and sex worker communities, and have led groups exploring the intersection of LGBTQ+ identity and religion. I support clients navigating identity, relationships, trauma, religious harm, and self-acceptance in an affirming space.

I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as one of several approaches to help clients identify patterns in thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that may be contributing to distress. My style is eclectic and tailored to each person's needs, integrating CBT with mindfulness, self-compassion, parts work, and trauma-informed practices. Together, we build awareness, strengthen coping skills, challenge unhelpful patterns, and cultivate greater self-understanding, resilience, and emotional well-being.

I provide trauma-informed therapy for people healing from religious trauma, childhood trauma, sexual abuse, poverty, discrimination, disability-related trauma, and other experiences of marginalization. Using an integrative approach that includes CBT, mindfulness, self-compassion, and parts work, I help clients process difficult experiences, build resilience, reduce trauma symptoms, and develop a greater sense of safety, connection, and self-understanding.

Depression can make even the simplest tasks feel overwhelming, leaving you feeling exhausted, disconnected, or hopeless. Therapy can help you understand the patterns contributing to depression, develop healthier ways of coping, and reconnect with what matters most. Together, we'll work to reduce symptoms, strengthen resilience, rebuild motivation, and help you experience greater emotional balance, confidence, and satisfaction in daily life.

Anxiety can show up in many ways—constant worry, racing thoughts, feeling overwhelmed, difficulty relaxing, or feeling like you’re always “on.” Therapy can help you better understand what’s happening beneath the anxiety, quiet the inner critic, and develop ways to feel more present, grounded, and confident in your everyday life.

When you’re experiencing depression, even small things can start to feel exhausting. You may feel disconnected, stuck, unmotivated, or unlike yourself. Therapy offers a space to be honest about what you’re carrying, reconnect with what brings meaning to your life, and take steps toward feeling more like yourself again.

As someone who is part of the LGBTQ+ community myself, I understand how important it is to feel seen, heard, and accepted in therapy. I’m passionate about supporting clients through family issues, relationship challenges, identity, and the stress that can come with navigating the world as an LGBTQ+ person. Given everything happening in the world right now, I feel this work is especially important. I want to provide a space where clients feel safe, understood, and able to be themselves.

I believe in a harm reduction approach that moves away from all-or-nothing thinking and focuses on realistic, sustainable change. By reducing shame and creating a space where clients can be honest about their experiences, we can better understand what’s going on and work toward meaningful goals. I believe honesty, compassion, and meeting people where they are can lead to better, more lasting results.