Sydney Lea

Sydney Lea, MA, PCLC, provides individual therapy for adults and young adults in Missoula and throughout Montana. Her approach is relational, attachment-based, and trauma-informed, with a focus on helping clients feel understood, supported, and more connected to themselves and the people in their lives. Sydney works with clients navigating anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, self-worth, emotional stress, and major life transitions. She recognizes that it can be difficult to reach out for support, and she strives to create a comfortable, nonjudgmental space where clients can be honest about what they are experiencing without feeling pressured to have everything figured out. A particular area of Sydney's work is helping clients understand the patterns and experiences that may be affecting their relationships, emotions, and sense of self. Through Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) and other relational approaches, she helps clients explore underlying emotions and attachment needs, develop greater self-awareness, and build healthier ways of responding to themselves and others. Sydney especially enjoys working with young adults and adults who may be navigating changes in identity, relationships, career, independence, or other life transitions. Therapy can provide an opportunity to slow down, make sense of what is happening, and develop a stronger sense of confidence and direction. Sydney's goal is to build a genuine therapeutic relationship where clients feel safe, respected, and understood. She works collaboratively with each client to identify what they want to change, better understand the experiences and patterns that may be getting in the way, and develop meaningful tools for creating a more fulfilling life.