About Us

“Being human is not about being any one particular way; it is about being as life creates you—with your own particular strengths and weaknesses, gifts and challenges, quirks and oddities.” ― Kristin Neff Sydney Hafer is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist and Associate Professional Clinical Counselor who works from a relational, trauma-informed, and whole-person lens. She brings compassion, authenticity, and collaboration into the therapy room, meeting each client with curiosity and care as they explore what’s beneath the behaviors and symptoms that have helped them survive. Sydney specializes in supporting teens and adults struggling with eating disorders, complex trauma, mood disorders, relational challenges and identity exploration. She sees these struggles not as signs of brokenness, but as adaptations—intelligent responses to overwhelming experiences that may no longer serve the client’s values or goals. Her work is rooted in helping individuals build safer, more connected ways of being with themselves and others. Sydney’s approach integrates evidence-based modalities while tailoring her work to the unique identity, story, and strengths of each person she supports. She believes healing happens in relationship—with others, with the body, and with oneself—and that therapy can be a place to not only survive, but to imagine and move toward something more: joy, freedom, peace, and wholeness. Outside the therapy room, you can find Sydney exploring in the beautiful California nature, going to yoga and brunch with friends, singing and dancing at concerts, traveling, and spending time with her cats. She brings her full, human self to her work and invites clients to do the same. License: - Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist - Licensed Associate Professional Clinical Counselor Specialty Areas of Care: - Individual, Couples, Family, and Group Therapy for Adolescents and Adults - Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders - Depression - Anxiety and Panic - Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)/ Trauma / Complex-PTSD - LGBTQIA+ (Reclaiming Empowerment in Gender and Sexual Identity Exploration) - Low Self-Esteem, Negative Body Image, Body Positivity - Dual-Diagnosis - Substance Use - Neurodivergence - Self-Harm Behaviors and Suicidality - Spirituality - Psychosomatic Issues - Struggles with Codependency - Isolation and Relationship Disruption - Intimacy and Relationship Issues - Communication - Nervous System Dysregulation - Life Transitions - Burnout Therapy Modalities: - Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT) - Internal Family Systems (IFS) - Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) - Integrative/Humanistic Therapy Location: Agoura Hills, CA and Remote throughout California Education: - B.S. in Business Management from University of Phoenix – Phoenix, AZ - M.A. in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis on Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University – Calabasas, CA Experience: - MFT Trainee at Alsana – Thousand Oaks, CA - Associate Marriage and Family Therapist/Associate Professional Clinical Counselor at Alsana – Thousand Oaks, CA - Associate Marriage and Family Therapist/Associate Professional Clinical Counselor at Monte Nido – Thousand Oaks, CA - Associate Marriage and Family Therapist/Associate Professional Clinical Counselor at Centered Health – Malibu, CA - Associate Marriage and Family Therapist/Associate Professional Clinical Counselor at Non-Dieting Health – Agoura Hills, CA