Writer, Therapist, Edupreneur, Play Advocate, Creator
When you feel better, you do better: supporting students, problem solvers, & little ones.
Dr. Sydney Conroy is a therapist, writer, educator, and creator.
Sydney Conroy, PhD, LMHC specializes in play therapy, trauma recovery, and student wellbeing. She earned her PhD from the University of Cambridge with her research focus on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and collective trauma recovery. She is the creator of the Soft Academia Planner, a therapist-designed digital planner to support students with their academic goals, and the author of Soft Academia with Sydney, a weekly Substack advice column.
Capacities to work with Dr. Sydney Conroy
Speaking & Trainings
Dr. Sydney Conroy is an international speaker on the topics of mental health, trauma, and play as well as an international trainer for play therapists. Whether she is speaking to therapists, educators, creators, or students, Dr. Conroy engages the room through story-telling, research, play, and professional expertise.
She is currently available for opportunities for Mental Health Awareness Month 2026, Children’s Mental Health Week 2026, and the International Day of Play 2026.
Research & Supervision
Sydney Conroy, PhD, LMHC is open to joining aligned research projects or teams related to play-based research, mental health, child development, or collective trauma.
She loved working with students at the University of Cambridge and the Children’s Therapy Centre as a dissertation supervisor and is open to similar positions.
Please also reach out for guest lectures below.
Consulting & Collaboration
Project based consulting is available for children’s media and content related to mental health, trauma, and emotions, professional development for teachers (mental health or play, or both!), curriculum audits for mental health programs at schools, or a project with defined consultancy objectives that feels like Dr. Conroy would be a great fit for!
Summer office hours are in session! Fifty minute virtual calls are available if you have ideas you would like to bounce off my knowledge and skill-set or a few questions you would like to ‘tap-my-brain’ on.
Creating & Connecting
Coming soon
Follow along on Dr. Sydney Conroy’s mosaic career as a writer, therapist, edupreneur, play advocate, and content creator.
Get in touch.
Please access the contact form using the button below to inquire about events, speaking opportunities, writing opportunities, or other collaborations.