Siyama Drake, LPC

Siyama Drake is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 26 years of experience. She focuses on relationship concerns alongside stress, anxiety, trauma and depression. Siyama aims to help people who feel stuck and want clearer ways forward.

Siyama uses approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused methods to address symptoms and patterns that get in the way of daily life. Her style adapts to each person - she can listen and support, and also gently challenge habits that keep problems going.

Many people come with relationship and family struggles, including blended family issues, communication problems, attachment concerns, and the effects of abuse or past trauma. She also works with issues like body image, social anxiety, impulsivity, and recovery after assault or other traumatic events.

Sessions commonly focus on practical steps you can try between meetings. That might include testing out new communication habits, building coping skills for anxiety, or breaking down how unhelpful thoughts affect mood and behavior. The goal is clearer choices and more manageable daily routines.

Siyama values working with each person to identify realistic goals and ways to reach them. She encourages people to start small and build progress over time. If you want to explore relationship or trauma concerns with a steady, experienced counselor, Siyama offers a direct and goal-oriented approach.

Approaches for online relationship and trauma work

Siyama often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on how thoughts influence feelings and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, and communication habits that affect relationships.

She also draws on Trauma-Focused methods to address the effects of past abuse or overwhelming events. These approaches aim to reduce trauma symptoms by working through how the event affects current thinking, feeling, and behavior, and by building coping strategies.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively with each person to choose methods that match goals, needs, and preferences. Together they will try techniques and adjust what they do as progress is made.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the available session formats when you book. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Discuss with the therapist how remote sessions might fit into your routine before scheduling.