About Saryna
Saryna Konczey is a Certified Cognitive Behavior Therapist by the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, and a graduate of the OCD Foundation’s Behavior Therapy Training Institute. Before creating this practice, she provided psychotherapy and counseling services through a variety of settings, including a school-based program, community clinic, county-run clinic, and crisis hotlines. Saryna finds personal joy in the privilege of getting to watch clients grow, achieve their goals, and embody their values.
Saryna’s Approach
I utilize CBT and ACT based approaches to help clients change their relationship with psychological discomfort, live meaningful lives, and reduce suffering. By using a balance of being directive and creating space for personal choice, and by holding clients accountable to their own stated personal goals and values, I aim to help clients find workable paths to get to where they want to be. My goal is to work collaboratively with each individual client to determine effective ways to build resilience and a wider repertoire of useful skills.
Saryna’s Experience
Licenses and Credentials
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
- LMFT-96193
- Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
- LPCC-5364
- Graduate of the Tourette Syndrome Behavior Therapy Institute (TS-BTI), Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics, 2018
- Graduate of The International OCD Foundation’s Pediatric Behavior Therapy Training Institute, 2017
- Certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapist by The Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies
Education
MS in Clinical Psychology, San José State University
Advanced Trainings
- QPR Trainer Certificate, Santa Clara County Mental Health Department, Certification in suicide prevention based on QPR Institute guidelines, 2014
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy Intensive, Spiritual Competency Academy, 2025
- Working With Self and Identity in ACT, Praxis, 2023
- Emotion Efficacy Therapy, Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, 2023
- Elevating Therapist Awareness Using Functional Analytic Psychotherapy, Behavioral Care Center of NJ and Metro NY DBT Center, 2023
- Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 1: Bridging the Couple Chasm, The Gottman Institute, 2019
- Assessing and Treating Suicide Risk, CAMS-care, 2019
- Anxiety and Depression Association of America’s Annual Conference, 2019
- Russ Harris’s ACT & Mindfulness for Trauma, 2018
- Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics, Tourette Syndrome Behavior Therapy Institute (TS-BTI), 2018
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Exposure Therapy for OCD, East Bay Behavior Therapy Center, 2018
- East Bay Behavior Therapy Center, Addressing Treatment-Interfering Behavior in Individuals with OCD, 2018
- The International OCD Foundation’s Pediatric Behavior Therapy Training Institute, 2017
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Boot Camps, Association of Contextual Behavioral Science, 2013 and 2014
- Trauma Focused CBT Training, Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System Behavioral Health Department Learning Institute, 2014
Beyond Her Professional Life
Saryna finds joy in fostering deep and silly connections with others, exploring the beautiful surrounding outdoors, and finding meditative moments in both physical movement and solving complex puzzles. She loves the whimsy and creativity of Halloween, and the adventure and challenge of new experiences. One near and dear personal goal of hers is to maintain a child’s mindset into her old age.
