I am licensed in California with 13 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, & parenting issues. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.
Additional areas of focus: Abandonment, Attachment issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Communication problems, Control issues, Divorce and separation, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Self-love, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
CA LMFT 111650
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Sylvia Reed-Drake. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
I’ve had many therapists over the course of my life (I’m 57). And some of them were terrible. Sylvia is excellent. She has helped me navigate the areas I wanted to work on and progressed with me to address other Challenges as they arise. Highly recommend.
Written on Jan 26, 2026 after therapy with Sylvia for 1 year on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and relationship issues
Sylvia has been consistently
Helpful and somehow very easy for me to trust. I find she paces out things and has a very good sense of when to push and when to listen. I appreciate that she clarifies the purpose of her questions and she reframes things and makes it clear what the objective about re visiting our past is for. I really find that Sylvia remembers things about what are important in my life and she can speak very personally to me while maintaining a lot of kind and warm
Professionalism. I will keep working with Sylvia and so happy with what I have found on better help. It’s way better help than I imagined it would be. Very convenient too.
Written on Jan 09, 2026 after therapy with Sylvia for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues
Sylvia is thorough, considerate and patient. She takes care of you and keep your goals at the front of the session as to stay aligned with your priorities.
Written on Oct 26, 2025 after therapy with Sylvia for 9 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Warm, personal, and provides invaluable tools and insight that help me improve.
Written on Oct 11, 2025 after therapy with Sylvia for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, grief, and career difficulties
Sylvia is great at what she does. She’s a great listener, coach and matches the energy I need, both in support and providing critical insight that I sometimes have a hard time seeing myself. She’s exactly what I needed at a very critical and pivotal part of my life. I’m very grateful for her.
Written on May 21, 2025 after therapy with Sylvia for 2 months on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and career difficulties
Great first session!
Written on Mar 11, 2025 after therapy with Sylvia for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue