
Michigan
Ciandra Syms, LMSW
Licensed Master Social Worker
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
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