School of Education Ambassador Lindsey Turner ’19, is founder of New York City-based Lindsey Turner Therapy, a private practice working with couples and individuals, specializing in inclusive sex therapy and relationship support for individuals and couples.
A Licensed Master Social Worker (LCSW), Turner took her bachelor’s in social work from Syracuse University and her master’s from Columbia University. She is certified in Sex Therapy through the Modern Sex Therapy Institutes and in Emotionally Focused Therapy, an evidence-based approach that supports couples in crisis and helps partners rebuild trust, intimacy, and secure emotional bonds.
SOE thanks Turner for serving on an alumni panel during the October 2025 Lubin House admissions event in New York City.
PAST: What memory from your time at Syracuse University do you most cherish?
Working one-on-one with individuals at Liberty Resource Center during my undergraduate years gave me exposure and responsibility that I never anticipated having at such a young age. That experience prepared me in ways I’m still grateful for—it shaped my confidence, deepened my clinical instincts, and sparked my commitment to working closely and meaningfully with people.
PRESENT: What are you working on now that you’d like to share with fellow alums?
I’m expanding my private practice and welcoming new clinicians and interns to the Lindsey Turner Therapy team, with the vision of shaping future leaders in the field. I’m focused on training others to integrate sexual empowerment and sexual wellbeing into private practice in a meaningful and clinically sound way. Creating this kind of training space feels both necessary and transformative.
“Working one-on-one with individuals at Liberty Resource Center during my undergraduate years gave me exposure and responsibility that I never anticipated having at such a young age.”
FUTURE: What is your hope for the future of learning?
My goal is to bring sexual health into the world of private practice and clinical training, especially in the classroom. I’m committed to shifting the culture of how clinicians are taught, creating spaces where sexuality is discussed with confidence, accuracy, and compassion. By normalizing these conversations in training, I hope to empower future clinicians to show up fully for their clients and make sexual health an integral part of mental health care.