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Sydne Puk-Silverstein

(she/her/hers)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
New Jersey and New York

Accepts

Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, and Quest Behavioral Health

Specializes in

Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, and Trauma
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Great to meet you!

Are you ready to start moving through life authentically and embrace the full experience of being human?

Welcome - my name is Sydne and I help individuals (in NY and NJ) who are motivated & curious about looking inwards.

We'd be a great fit if:

  1. You are wanting to explore who you are on a deeper level or wanting to grow/evolve/adapt in healthy ways
  2. You are eager to heal from past traumas and better understand the dynamics/roles you find yourself in today
  3. You think it would be helpful to have a dedicated safe space to process the intense level of baseline stress from being a human in 2025

I specialize in working with adults and older adults with difficulties managing stress, trauma, anxiety, depression, life transitions, spirituality, existentialism, grief, and aging.

Please visit my website and/or instagram to get a deeper feel for what it may be like to work with me:

  • www.fullyhumanpsychotherapy.com
  • @sitting_with_sydne

A bit about my approach to therapy

Humans are complex and unique - my process as a clinician mirrors that. I believe that lasting work starts with a non-judgmental foundation and strong therapeutic relationship.

Depending on what your treatment calls for, I use a holistic, trauma informed, person centered approach with aspects of IFS, CBT, DBT, lots of support/empathy/holding space, gentle confrontation/observations, and humor.

I'm also in the process of getting certified in practicing EMDR through EMDRIA. EMDR stands for eye movement desensitization and reprocessing - this specific therapy is designed to help individuals reduce the emotional distress they experience in relation to past traumas and current symptoms of them. Read more about it here: https://www.emdria.org/about-emdr-therapy/

We can incorporate things that feel right and helpful to you as well as work dynamically to push through discomfort and try new things.

What you can expect from our first session

You show up fully as yourself, I'll show up fully as myself, and we'll work collaboratively to build the life you want and deserve to be living.

Humans face a remarkable range of experiences - I'm here to assure you that you do not need to do it all on your own.

Whatever it is that brings you to therapy is valid and I am looking forward to sitting with you!

Sydne's style is

Holistic
Warm
Inquisitive

Insurance carriers Sydne accepts

Aetna
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Carelon Behavioral Health
Cigna
Quest Behavioral Health

More about Sydne

MSW (Master of Social Work) at NYU Silver School of Social Work
License type: LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) (New Jersey, New York)
Gender: Cisgender Female
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Languages: English
Works with: Adults and Seniors
More specialties: LGBTQIA+, Stress, Grief, Loss, Relationship Issues, and Identity Issues
Modalities: Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Narrative Therapy, Humanistic, Strength-Based, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), Relational, and Cognitive Processing (CPT)