- Attachment-based work
- CBT and DBT skills
- Multicultural focus
About Sidney
Dr. Sidney Dang is a UT Psychologist (UT Psychologist 9434459-2501) with 14 years of clinical experience. He works with adults on concerns such as anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, relationship difficulties, and specifically guilt and shame. He works in Utah and carries experience across community mental health, residential treatment, hospitals, schools, and private practice.
Sidney uses a client-centered approach that keeps the person’s goals central. He combines that with attachment-based ideas and practical skills from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. In sessions he focuses on what a person is living with now and on building skills to manage stress, sleep problems, impulsivity, and addictive urges.
He has written and presented on topics that include how diagnostic labels can mask trauma and how cultural tools like hip-hop can aid expression. That background informs how he talks about multicultural concerns, prejudice, and the varied ways people experience grief and abandonment. He also works with issues around parenting, family of origin, and blended family concerns.
The first meetings tend to identify immediate coping needs and longer-term goals. Sidney aims to be present in sessions and to teach practical strategies for emotion regulation, changing unhelpful thinking patterns, and repairing attachment ruptures. He also draws on existential questions when clients are grappling with meaning, emptiness, or life transitions.
Sessions are offered in English. If someone wants to proceed they are asked to follow the practice’s online intake steps to complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How therapeutic approaches are used for online work
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current connections and trust. Online sessions using attachment ideas can help people look at patterns in relationships, regret, abandonment, and shame, and practice different ways of relating in the moment.Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person’s own goals and perspectives. In this approach the therapist listens closely and helps the client name what matters, which can be useful for people sorting out guilt, identity questions, or multicultural stressors.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches concrete tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and impulses related to addiction or shame-driven actions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. That collaboration guides whether more skills-based work, attachment-focused conversations, or existential reflections are emphasized.
Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are set by the practice. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a weekday or work break, reduce commute time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Some clients prefer fewer visual demands or a phone check-in; others choose video to work through interpersonal material. The therapist will discuss the best way to structure sessions to fit everyday life.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Utah
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he address?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, grief, sleep problems, self-esteem, and specifically guilt and shame.
How would he approach feelings of shame or guilt?
He uses a client-centered approach combined with attachment ideas and CBT/DBT skills to help people understand their feelings and learn practical ways to respond to them.
What is his background and experience?
He has 14 years of experience across private practice, community mental health, residential treatment, hospitals, and schools, and has published and presented on related topics.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is listed as UT Psychologist 9434459-2501 and practices in Utah.
Does he work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps start the process of working together?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.