Meet Kayla

 Hello! My name is Kayla and I am a therapist at Vendela Counseling. Before becoming a therapist, I had an extensive career in education. During my time as a teacher, I witnessed the dire need for more mental health awareness, interventions, and services for the students and  faculty, alike. My enjoyment of educating others and my passion for learning about mental health fueled my desire to pursue counseling. While I especially enjoy working with adolescents and young adults navigating self-understanding and growing with life's challenges, I am happy to work with individuals at all stages of life. 

  My approach to counseling integrates evidence-based techniques from Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) and Relational Therapy (RCT)  to facilitate growth toward mental and emotional well-being; as well as, somatic experiencing practices to strengthen the connection between the mind and body. REBT explores how our thoughts, emotions and behaviors are connected and provides us with skills to challenge and change our unhelpful thought and behavioral patterns. RCT explores how we interact with others based on our past and current relationship patterns, working to build skills for more meaningful relationships. Somatic experiencing allows us to explore where we have stored tension in the body and  how to pay better attention to what our body is saying to us. 

 I strive to create a space of safety, compassion and authenticity where you feel heard and valued. I deeply value the therapeutic relationship and the connection we build together. It is an honor for me to sit beside you and hear your story, understanding that each journey is unique.  

Kayla will be seeing patients 12 years and older

Associate Therapist at Vendela Counseling LLC