Provider POV: Sydney Brodeur-Johnson at The Emily Program

Love drives out hate: on life-saving care and the long game of justice for a teenaged peer HIV educator turned eating-disorder specialist

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Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
September 07, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes

MEET TODAY’S GUEST

Sydney Brodeur-Johnson, PhD, LCP, CEDS (she/her)

Sydney is the Vice President of Clinical Services and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for Accanto Health – the parent company of The Emily Program and Gather Behavioral Health.  She is a licensed clinical psychologist and a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist.

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