Sydney Erskine, LMFT
California · 24 years in practice
Sydney Erskine is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 24 years of experience.
License and registration
- LMFT, California
- 36366 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1659993533 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 24
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Sydney
Sydney Erskine is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 24 years of experience. She helps people facing anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, relationship struggles, and a wide range of life transitions. Her work often supports people dealing with stress, low self-esteem, trauma, and challenges around intimacy and identity.
Sydney uses a whole-person view that considers biological, psychological, social, and spiritual factors. She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) to look at emotions and attachment patterns.
Background and approach
She also uses client-centered and mindfulness-based approaches to help people notice difficult feelings and become more grounded. In sessions she combines practical tools with deeper exploration. That can mean learning coping skills for anger, sleep, or substance use, and also looking at how past relationships shape current patterns.
The goal is to set clear, measurable steps that fit each person's life and values. Sydney has worked in addiction treatment centers, in dual diagnosis settings, and in independent practice in the Bay Area. Her background includes a Master’s degree in Psychology and many years helping people change behaviors and hard-wired responses.
She aims to treat each person with respect and compassion. When starting, she and the client assess what brought the person to therapy now and set workable goals. Sessions focus on building insight, actionable plans, and renewed motivation so people can move toward more authentic, meaningful lives.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sydney lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Somatization
- Women's issues
Approaches Sydney names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that guide online sessions
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on understanding and working with emotions and attachment patterns. It helps people notice how feelings shape reactions and connections, which is useful for intimacy issues, grief, and relational patterns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an empathic, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist follows the client's pace. This approach supports people who need acceptance and a respectful space to sort through identity, self-esteem, or life direction issues.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals, try different methods, and agree on what feels most helpful. That might mean pairing emotional work with concrete skills training or adding mindfulness exercises tailored to daily life demands.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversation and emotion work. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a short break at work. Live chat or text messaging can provide brief check-ins, reminders, or follow-up between longer sessions. These options help people maintain continuity of care, try different ways of communicating, and fit therapy into a busy life.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Sydney help with?
Sydney works with a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, self-esteem problems, ADHD, and stress from life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends emotionally-focused work with client-centered listening and mindfulness. Sessions mix emotional exploration with practical tools to manage thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 24 years of experience working in addiction treatment, dual diagnosis settings, and independent practice in the Bay Area of California.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds the LMFT credential - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - and practices in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with clients located in California.
What session formats are available?
She offers multiple online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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