About Sydney

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Sydney Jenish, LLPC, NCC (she/her)

At a Glance:

  • Email: sydney@maytreetherapy.org

    Call or Text: 571-295-8275

  • Individual online therapy for Adults living in the state of Michigan

    • Anxiety

    • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

    • Self-Esteem & Shame

    • Identity Exploration

    • Relationship Issues

    • Coping with Chronic Illness

    • LGBTQIA+, ENM, Poly & Sex-Positive Support

    • Parts Work and Attachment Theory (IFS-informed)

    • Queer and Trans Competent Therapy

    • Psychodynamic Therapy

    • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

    • Cognitive Behavioral Therapies (CBT), including: 

      • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) 

      • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)

    • Motivational Interviewing

  • Education

    • MA, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Southern New Hampshire University (2025)

    • BA, Psychology; Minor in Political Science, Oakland University (2021)

    Licensure

    • Limited License Professional Counselor (LLPC), Michigan

      • Clinically supervised by Chelsea O’Day-Navis, LPC

    • Resident in Counseling, Virginia

    Specialized Training

    • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) Training (In Progress)

    • Complete IFS Therapy Immersion: Integrating the Internal Family Systems (IFS) Model Across Clinical Applications (In Progress)

    Clinical Experience

    • Community mental health experience in Little Havana, Miami, Florida

    • Private practice experience serving clients in Northern Virginia/Washington, DC Metro area and Michigan

    Professional Experience

    • Providing psychotherapy services since 2024

Sydney works with adults navigating anxiety, OCD, shame, identity-related stress, relationship challenges, and chronic illness. Many of her clients feel stuck in cycles of overthinking, perfectionism, self-criticism, or intrusive thoughts, and are looking for more than symptom relief alone. Sydney supports clients in developing greater self-understanding, building self-trust, and cultivating a more compassionate relationship with themselves.

Sydney believes therapy can be a place where clients show up as they are, without masking, judgment, or pressure.

Her approach is rooted in relational and attachment-informed therapy and integrates Internal Family Systems (IFS), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), psychodynamic therapy, and somatic interventions.

Sydney works from a culturally responsive, queer-affirming framework and tailors therapy to each person’s values, context, and lived experience. She is attentive to the ways identity, systems, and relationships shape psychological distress, and works collaboratively to help clients build both insight and practical capacity for change.

Sydney views therapy as a collaborative process that supports lasting growth and healing. Her goal is to help clients understand longstanding patterns, deepen their connection to themselves, and create lives that feel authentic and meaningful.

What to Expect

Therapy with Sydney begins with warmth and curiosity. Together, she and her clients explore what is bringing them to therapy, the patterns that may be keeping them stuck, and the goals that feel most meaningful to them.

Sydney stands out in her ability to balance insight-oriented work with practical support. Depending on a client’s needs, therapy may involve understanding anxiety and the OCD cycle, processing shame and self-criticism, exploring attachment and relationship patterns, navigating identity-related concerns, or adapting to the emotional realities of chronic illness. She combines supportive collaboration with clear, honest feedback.

She does not view or treat clients as needing to be “fixed,” but as people doing their very best with the tools and experiences that they have.

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Outside of Therapy

Sydney enjoys traveling, hiking, snorkeling, and exploring new places—especially anywhere near the ocean. She is passionate about queer advocacy, social justice, and environmental justice.

In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her partner and her cats, Lucky and Lola, finding a good tea shop, watching the waves (or more accurately: looking for sea creatures), or unwinding with some Law & Order: SVU or Criminal Minds.

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Connect with Sydney.

What People Are Saying

  • “Sydney offers a warm, affirming space for teens, adults & particularly LGBTQIA+ folks to navigate anxiety, identity, and life transitions. She helps clients build self-acceptance, resilience, & deeper connection to themselves and others. Highly recommend.”

    —Jessica MacNair, MA, NCC, LPC

  • "Sydney creates a space for you to show up authentically. She is integrative in her approaches and intuitively feels for what patterns may need to be addressed. She will support you in being the you that you've been too afraid to be."

    —Alina Ludwick, MA

  • "Sydney brings a wonderfully real and affirming presence to her work. It's clear she excels at creating safe, laid-back spaces for teens and adults to explore their identities and build confidence. A truly genuine and dedicated colleague I highly recommend."

    —Hana Liu, MA

  • "Sydney is a warm, affirming, and deeply attuned clinician. She creates a safe, grounded space for teens and adults to explore identity, relationships, and anxiety. Her insight and compassion help clients feel truly seen, supported, and empowered."

    —Allison Denier, MA

  • "Sydney is a compassionate, LGBTQ+ affirming therapist at FCWC who creates a warm, safe, and empowering space for clients navigating trauma, identity, and meaningful life transitions."

    —Kimberly Anderson, LPC

  • "Sydney stands out for her ability to deeply understand and meet each person where they are."

    —Steven Dicarlo, MA

  • "Sydney is a warm, attuned, and deeply compassionate clinician. She has a genuine, grounded presence and creates space for meaningful, deep work. She is particularly skilled working with multicultural, queer, and other marginalized individuals."

    —Laura Phillips, LCSW

  • "Sydney brings warmth, authenticity, and compassion into her work, creating a space where clients can show up fully as themselves."

    —Caroline Head, LCSW

  • “Sydney provides a deeply compassionate, affirming, and authentic space. She doesn't just hand people coping skills; she collaborates with them to build real, lasting resilience.”

    —Jackelyn R Ferreyra, MA