Sydney Neustadt

Sydney Neustadt accepts Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, Centivo, Aetna, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, and Prime Health. Octave clients pay an average of $28 per session through insurance, and more than 95% pay less than $45 per session. Your exact cost depends on your plan’s copay or deductible. You can use the cost estimator to see what you would pay before your first session. If you would rather pay out of pocket, self-pay sessions in New York are estimated at $180-250 per session.

Sydney Neustadt is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC). Sydney is licensed to practice in New York, so clients located in New York can book sessions. Sydney’s New York license number is 15353, and you can look it up through the state licensing board. Octave verifies every therapist’s license before they begin seeing clients, and licenses are kept current as a condition of practicing with Octave.

Sydney Neustadt has been practicing therapy for 2 years. Sydney’s education and training include MS - Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Touro University. Over that time, Sydney has worked closely with BIPOC, Parents, LGBTQ+, Trans+, Neurodivergence, Blended families, Non-monogamous relationships, and Students.

Sydney Neustadt works with BIPOC, Parents, LGBTQ+, Trans+, Neurodivergence, Blended families, Non-monogamous relationships, and Students and specializes in ADHD, Anger Issues, Anxiety, Burnout, Depression, Divorce, Family Conflict, IPV/DV, LGBTQ+, Life Transitions, Men's Issues, Panic, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), Relationship Concerns, and Sleep, among other areas. These are the areas where Sydney spends most of their clinical time. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Sydney is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Sydney Neustadt draws on Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic, Relational, Solution-Focused, and Strengths-Based. In sessions, Sydney’s style is affirming, empowering, exploratory, holistic, and warm. In Sydney’s words: “I believe everyone deserves inner peace—let’s find it together.”

Sydney Neustadt (she/her) offers therapy in English. Sydney identifies as White. Sydney provides LGBTQIA+ affirming care.

Sydney Neustadt offers online sessions over secure video, so you can meet from home or any private space. Sydney is licensed in New York, and you need to be located in that state at the time of each session. All you need is a device with a camera and a stable internet connection.

Your first session with Sydney Neustadt is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Sydney will ask about your background, your current concerns, and your goals, and together you will start shaping a plan for your sessions. It is also a chance to see whether Sydney’s style feels like a good fit for you. After their first session, 9 in 10 Octave clients say their therapy experience has been good or better.

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