Jalesia Syas

Maybe you’ve gotten really good at functioning while quietly wondering why the same thoughts, emotions, or relationship patterns keep showing up. Anxiety can leave you overthinking everything, ADHD may make it hard to slow down or stay on track, depression can disconnect you from yourself, and trauma can continue shaping how you respond long after the experience is over. I work with adolescents and adults navigating anxiety, ADHD, depression, trauma, and PTSD, along with identity concerns, relationship and family issues, stress, anger, grief, LGBTQIA+ and transgender experiences, and cultural or ethnic concerns when they’re part of the bigger picture. I believe therapy can be meaningful without feeling heavy all the time—there’s room to laugh, be yourself, and figure things out as we go. My goal is to help you understand yourself and your patterns more clearly so you can make choices that better reflect how you actually want to live, relate, and show up.

I’m big on understanding and accountability. We can understand where a pattern came from, have compassion for what you’ve experienced, and still be honest about what may need to change. My approach is collaborative, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive because your experiences, relationships, culture, identity, and environment all provide important context for what you’re carrying today. Depending on what you need, I may use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to examine thought and behavior patterns, Trauma-Focused CBT when past experiences continue affecting the present, Narrative Therapy to explore the stories you’ve developed about yourself, and Attachment-Based and Relational Therapy to better understand patterns in your relationships. I may also incorporate Motivational Interviewing when you feel stuck or unsure about change, Solution-Focused Therapy to turn insight into practical next steps, Positive Psychology and Strength-Based work to recognize what’s already working, and psychoeducation to help you better understand yourself and your relationships. We’ll get curious about what’s underneath the pattern—not just try to make the symptom disappear.

Our first session is really a conversation. We’ll talk about what brought you in, what’s been going on, what feels most important right now, and what you’d like to get out of therapy. You don’t need to have the perfect words or know exactly what your goals are—we can figure that out together. I’ll ask questions, you can ask me questions, and we’ll also get a feel for whether we’re a good fit. As we continue, you can expect me to be warm, direct, curious, and appropriately humorous. I’ll make space for what you’ve experienced without judging you for it, but I also won’t pretend not to notice a pattern when I think it’s keeping you stuck. Progress might mean understanding your ADHD differently, feeling less controlled by anxiety or trauma, responding to anger or stress in healthier ways, communicating more honestly in relationships, feeling more grounded in your identity, or simply becoming more intentional about how you show up in your own life. You don’t have to have it all figured out. We’ll get curious, get honest, and work from there.

I especially like the last line for her. It captures her whole profile in three ideas: curiosity + accountability + collaboration, and it feels consistent with the personality already present in her original bio rather than like something we imposed on it.