Kayla is a licensed associate counselor who has experience working with adolescents, teens, and adults in a variety of different settings, including academic, intensive outpatient, partial care, and private organizations. Kayla has worked with people of all ages who are experiencing symptoms of anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, PTSD, and ADD/ADHD. She takes particular interest in working with teens and young adults, helping them manage intense emotions as they relate to the stressors of everyday life, interpersonal relationships, and family dynamics.

While Kayla’s approach to therapy is individualistic, she often implements a more forward focused modality in sessions with clients. Kayla uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in an effort to help her clients challenge negative thought patterns and identify specific, attainable goals that they want to achieve in the future. She aims to highlight a client’s existing strengths and resources, helping them to become aware of what is working for them and what is not working for them in the present moment.

Kayla believes that celebrating small victories in one’s therapeutic journey is imperative to positive progress towards a client’s goals and well being. She has a passion for helping clients explore different outlets for learning and emotional regulation. In the past, Kayla has facilitated group counseling sessions focused on the mind-body connection. By assisting clients in implementing therapeutic movement activities in their daily routines, Kayla aims to strengthen her clients mental resilience, decrease symptomatology, and improve overall mood. Kayla’s favorite way to cope with her own intense emotions is to dance for an hour every day.

Kayla’s personal goals for her clients are to keep them safe and to provide them with a space to decompress and be their most authentic selves. She is eager to help others manage the emotions and the challenges that are often brought about by life itself.