about
sydney leto
psychotherapist | colorado
My Journey
I’ve always been fascinated with the human experience.
From studying journalism and writing human interest stories; to curating events that cultivate beauty and connection; to using therapy as a way of exploring what felt chaotic and mysterious within me and my relationships.
I know what it feels like to present as ‘whole’ while feeling internally fractured. To believe my emotions and opinions are too much. To find safety in ‘fitting in’ and over-performing. To swallow my own truth in order to keep the peace.
Therapy offered me a space to slow down and connect to what felt true. It helped me heal relational wounds that had been directing my life, and open up to new ways of relating to myself, my loved ones, and the wider world.
These days, what I consider life accomplishments are very different from what I imagined as a child - seeing the sunrise from an ancient temple in Bagan; studying yoga and building a community centered around ritual and rest; growing an organic garden; having three years of memories from summers spent in Alaska; learning to stay in one place and grow roots; learning to feel safe in my own skin… I may not always ‘fit in’, but I know deeply that I belong.
i believe in this work because i believe in the ripple effect of healing.
As an organic farmer, I experienced this through tending land and planting seeds that nourished entire ecosystems. As a therapist, I’ve witnessed how tending to one person’s inner landscape can heal relationships and touch communities far beyond the therapy room.
The truth I live by is that we belong to each other. While our culture is so focused on individualism, I believe that our healing will come from remembering how to be in relationship - with one another and the natural world around us. We need each other, and the world needs us.
By the Way…
BIOgraphy
Sydney is a Boulder-based psychotherapist supporting clients in the resolution of trauma, the alignment of body and mind, and the deepening of relationships - to oneself, others and the natural world.
Sydney’s passion for her work comes from a deep fascination with what it means to be human, and she has fully engaged with what it means to be a seeker of truth and student of relationship in her own life.
As a gestalt therapist, Sydney works with young adults, couples and groups. She earned her Masters’ in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Naropa University with a focus in Mindfulness Based Transpersonal Counseling. She also holds certifications in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Somatic Experiencing, the Enneagram, and yoga.
Sydney is bilingual in English and Spanish and welcomes native Spanish speakers to her practice who are yearning for a space to speak both in their therapeutic work.
Education
Bachelors of Arts in Spanish and Environmental Studies, Wake Forest University
Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a concentration in Mindfulness Based Transpersonal Counseling, Naropa University
Certificates
Somatic Experiencing (Beginning Year), Somatic Experiencing International, Jeanna Gomez
Advanced Training in Gestalt Therapy (Two Year Certificate Program), Gestalt Institute of the Rockies
Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples (EFCT) Externship, International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy
Enneagram Patterns, Elan BenAmi
iRest Yoga Nidra Teacher Training, iRest Institute
Love Your Brain Teacher Training for Traumatic Brain Injury, LoveYourBrain Foundation
Registered Yoga Teacher Training (500 Hours), Yoga Garden San Francisco