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Sydney Erskine, LMFT

  • Experience24 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasADHD, Addictions, and LGBT
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
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About Sydney

Sydney Erskine is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 24 years of clinical practice in California.

Background and approach

She brings long experience from addiction treatment centers, dual-diagnosis programs, and independent practice in the Bay Area, and she frames care around each person's whole life - biological, psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions. Sydney emphasizes a respectful, empathic stance that values clients as distinct individuals deserving of thoughtful, strengths-based attention.

Her work blends practical skills with exploratory inquiry, drawing on client-centered principles, emotionally-focused and somatic methods, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques to match what a person needs in the moment.

She helps clients identify patterns from the past, set measurable goals, and develop concrete tools for managing stress, anxiety, mood, relationship concerns, substance-related issues, ADHD-related challenges, and other life transitions. Sydney aims to collaborate with clients to translate insight into deliberate actions that foster authenticity, internal motivation, and sustained change.

Approach-driven online therapy that fits your life

Client-centered therapy places the client's perspective at the heart of sessions, offering empathic listening and support to help people explore values, identity, and what matters most to them; it is especially useful for building self-awareness and emotional safety. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on patterns of emotion and attachment in close relationships and helps people change reactive cycles to improve connection and intimacy. Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment awareness and gentle acceptance of experience, providing tools for reducing stress, managing anxiety, and improving emotional regulation.

Finding the right combination of approaches is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist partners with each client to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and adapts techniques over time so the work remains relevant and actionable.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible options that fit busy schedules and varying comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life changes, reduce travel time, and allow clients to access consistent therapeutic support from their preferred location.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Sydney commonly address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including addictions, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and grief, self-esteem, stress, compassion fatigue, and ADHD among other life challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and integrative, offering empathic, client-centered support together with mindfulness, somatic awareness, emotionally-focused work, and solution-focused strategies to develop practical coping skills.
What is her professional background?
Sydney has 24 years of clinical experience and has worked in addiction treatment centers, dual diagnosis programs, and independent practice in the Bay Area.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is licensed as an LMFT in California with license number CA LMFT 36366 and practices from California.
Does she provide services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for online work?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How are fees and payment structured for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule appointments according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsDependent personalityDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSomatizationWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyEmotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic Therapy

Experience

24+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English

What Sydney can help with

Sydney Erskine works with clients on addictions, LGBT, relationship issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes.

How Sydney approaches therapy

Sydney's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Somatic Therapy.

Experience and training

Sydney is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in California, with 24 years of clinical experience.