About
Dr. Sylvia is a licensed psychologist with 26 years of experience helping children, teens, and adults struggling with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and adjustment to life events. Her approach is flexible and individualized to match the unique needs of each client. She uses evidence-based techniques to help clients build problem-solving and coping skills that capitalize on personal strengths. She especially enjoys helping clients to adjust to life transitions and to develop healthy strategies for managing stressors while increasing life satisfaction. She offers parent consultation for improving parent-child relationships. Dr. Sylvia has a specialty in medical psychology. She completed her internship and fellowship at Harvard Medical School where she helped individuals of all ages cope with their own or a family members' health crises. She received a grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health to develop a Medical Crisis Coping Clinic at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Finding a qualified therapist and beginning psychotherapy can be overwhelming. Consider starting with a free 15-minute call to discuss what you would like help with and whether Dr. Sylvia may be a good match. If you decide to proceed with scheduling, Dr. Sylvia offers in-person and virtual appointments at times to accomodate students and working adults.
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| Qualifications: | Washington University, St. Louis |
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| Academic Suffixes: | PhD |
| Expertise: | Anxiety, Behavioral Issues, Cancer, Child or Adolescent, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Coping Skills, Depression, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, Obesity, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Parenting, Peer Relationships, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, Relationship Issues, School Issues, Self Esteem, Sleep or Insomnia, Stress, Women |
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