Siyama Drake, LPC

Siyama Drake is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), a credential indicating she is a licensed mental health professional, with more than 26 years of experience working with children, couples, and families who have trauma histories in both residential and community settings.

She applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to address a range of needs, tailoring methods to the individual situation. Her clinical work blends practical skills training with trauma-informed strategies to help clients develop healthier patterns of thinking and coping.

Siyama adapts her counseling style to match each person or family she works with; she can offer warm support and encouragement while also posing thoughtful challenges when barriers are keeping someone stuck. She emphasizes beginning the process of change as the essential first step and partners with clients to build momentum toward meaningful improvements.

Siyama aims to help people move toward a happier, healthier, and more satisfying life, and she looks forward to working alongside clients to help them reach their fullest potential.

Approaches for online trauma, family, and stress care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behavior patterns and replacing them with more constructive alternatives. It is commonly used to address anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship patterns by teaching practical skills for changing how people think and act.

Trauma-Focused Therapy centers on working with trauma histories to reduce the ways past events continue to affect daily life. It involves structured techniques to process traumatic memories and to build coping strategies for trauma-related reactions and post-traumatic stress responses.

Mindfulness Therapy encourages present-moment awareness and deliberate attention to thoughts and feelings, which can reduce reactivity and support emotion regulation. It pairs well with skill-based approaches when clients need tools for managing stress and strong emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Siyama works collaboratively with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and then tailors the treatment plan so the chosen methods fit the client’s situation.

Online therapy options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging offer flexibility for scheduling, continued care across distances, and easier access for busy families or those living far from in-person services. Licensed professionals and therapists can deliver consistent, evidence-informed care through these formats to support ongoing progress.