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Michigan

Ciandra Syms, LMSW

Licensed Master Social Worker

Online TherapySpeaks English
License #68011077339 years of experienceAges 18+

Ciandra Syms is a licensed clinical social worker with a decade of clinical experience supporting adults in reaching their fullest potential and optimal emotional wellness. Ciandra completed a bachelor's degree in psychology, followed by a bachelor's of social work at the University of Windsor. She then completed a Master's in Social Work at Wayne State University and has spent her career focusing on mental health and emotional wellbeing.

Ciandra works diligently to establish a warm and welcoming rapport with clients to support them through self-growth in cases of life changes, relationship issues, self-care, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, and trauma. Using a variety of counseling techniques, including CBT, DBT, and motivational interviewing, she caters her service to clients based on their individual needs and goals for wellness-based treatment. Ciandra is certified in EMDR and utilizes evidence-based practices to best support an individual's goals

I work with

Individuals

Accepted insurances

  • 6 Degrees
  • 90 Degree Benefits
  • Aegis LLC
  • Aetna/ First Health
  • Aetna
  • Aetna Affordable Health Choices/ Aetna Voluntary
  • Aetna EAP
  • Allstate Benefits (through Allied Benefit Systems)
  • American Continental (Aetna Senior Supplemental)
  • Assured Benefit Administrators
  • Boon-Chapman Administrators/ Wellnet Healthcare
  • Christian Brothers Services

I specialize in

  • Life Transitions
  • Anxiety
  • General Behavioral Issues
  • Work or Career Stress
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief and Bereavement
  • Divorce or Separation
  • Relationship/Family Stress
  • Parenting
  • Racial Identity
  • Women's Issues

Treatment approaches

  • Attachment-based
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Person-Centered
  • Cognitive Therapy
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Interpersonal
  • Trauma Focused
  • Psychodynamic

Communities I work with

  • Body Positivity
  • BIPOC Allied
  • Bisexual/Pansexual Allied
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • LGBTQIA+ Allied
  • Victim/Survivor of Abuse or Other Interpersonal Crime

Education

Master of Social Work

Wayne State UniversityGraduated 2017