Geti-Ara Syed (She/Her)
Counselor/Therapist, MA Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness, NYU, USA
Online in Australia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
(Online Only)
What sets my practice apart is that I don't treat complexity as something to simplify or work around — I treat it as the starting point. Having practiced across different cultural contexts myself, I bring genuine familiarity with the ways family, culture, and identity shape a person's inner world, rather than applying a one-size-fits-all lens. Sessions are collaborative and non-pathologizing, focused equally on understanding where your patterns come from and building tools that create real, lasting change. If you're looking for a therapist who will hold space for the full picture of who you are, without judgment or oversimplification, I'd be glad to work with you.
Client Focus
Session Format: Couple, Individual sessions.
Age Specialty: Adult, Young Adult
Demographic Expertise: Asian, LGBTQ+, Middle Eastern, Muslim, Women clients.
Treatment Approach
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) One of the most widely used approaches, CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with healthier patterns. It is effective for anxiety, depression, and many other concerns.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Combines CBT with mindfulness to help regulate emotions, tolerate stress, and build stronger relationships. Originally designed for borderline personality disorder, it’s now used more broadly.
- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Focuses on strengthening emotional bonds in couples or families. It helps people identify negative cycles and create more secure connections.
- Existential / Humanistic Therapy Encourages people to explore meaning, freedom, and authenticity in their lives. It focuses on personal growth and living in alignment with one’s values.
- Experiential Therapy Involves hands-on activities to bring emotions into the present moment. It helps clients process feelings more deeply than through conversation alone.
- Feminist Therapy Addresses how gender roles, power, and social inequality affect mental health. It empowers clients to challenge limiting beliefs and systems.
- Gestalt Therapy Encourages awareness of thoughts, feelings, and actions in the present moment. It helps people integrate different parts of themselves for wholeness.
- Internal Family Systems (IFS) Helps clients heal by working with different ‘parts’ of themselves, like inner critics or wounded children. It fosters harmony within the self.
- Multicultural Therapy Acknowledges the role of culture, race, and identity in mental health. It values diversity and adapts treatment to each person’s background.
- Object Relations Therapy Focuses on how early caregiver relationships shape current relationships. It aims to improve patterns of attachment and trust.
- Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) Emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and authenticity. It provides a safe space for self-discovery and growth.
- Psychoanalytic Therapy Based on Freud’s theories, it explores unconscious conflicts and past experiences. It seeks to bring hidden issues into awareness.
- Psychodynamic Therapy Explores unconscious thoughts and patterns that influence current behavior. It builds insight into how the past impacts the present.
- Relational Psychotherapy Emphasizes the healing power of the therapist-client relationship. It uses trust and safety as a foundation for change.
- Somatic Therapy Helps clients notice how emotions are stored in the body. It uses breath, movement, and awareness for healing trauma and stress.
- Transactional Analysis Explores interactions through the lens of Parent, Adult, and Child roles. It aims to improve communication and self-awareness.
Fees & Insurance
Fees
- Average Session Fee 120
- Affordable sliding scale therapy: apply if you may be eligible.
- I offer a limited number of sliding scale spots for clients who are students, experiencing financial hardship, or BIPOC, as well as clients located in low-income countries. Sliding scale fees are reviewed together every six months to ensure they remain appropriate for both your circumstances and the sustainability of my practice. If you'd like to discuss whether a reduced rate might be available, please reach out and we can talk through the details.
- Out of Network
Education & Credentials
Geti-Ara Syed MA Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness, NYU, USA
- Female
- License # PACFA Clinical Counsellor # 32580
- Licensed in International
- Practicing Since 2017
Geti-Ara Syed Practice Details
Therapy Sessions
- Available Online for residents of Australia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
- Online Therapy Details: Zoom