Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
How Kayla works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Kayla
Kayla Mulholland is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who helps people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and major life changes. She speaks English and Spanish and focuses on clear, practical steps that fit busy lives. Kayla writes straightforward plans and checks in on what is working for each person.
Kayla’s background includes years supporting immigrant and refugee communities and families involved with social services. That work shaped how she approaches problems - with attention to real-life stressors and the systems that affect daily life.
Background and approach
She draws on firsthand experience from living and working in California, Spain, and Mexico to connect with cultural concerns and language needs. Her therapy style blends mindfulness, acceptance and commitment techniques, and cognitive behavioral tools. Sessions often include simple exercises to notice thoughts and feelings, and skills to change unhelpful patterns.
She also uses solution-focused and motivational strategies to set small, achievable goals. Kayla has five years of clinical practice as an LCSW in California. She has worked with foster youth, parents, asylum-seeking communities, and women and children in cross-border settings.
That history guides her focus on attachment, adoption and foster care issues, and communication and control concerns. People seeking help with parenting stress, compassion fatigue, relationship problems, or mood concerns will find a direct, empathetic approach. Kayla emphasizes collaboration - clients set goals and she helps map the steps to reach them.
She aims to reduce stigma around asking for help and to support people as they build resilience.
What Kayla works with
Everything Kayla lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Kayla's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Immigration issues
- Mood disorders
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kayla lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Kayla uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking and try different actions to shift mood and behavior. That approach often includes simple exercises to test beliefs and practice new skills that reduce anger and anxiety. She also integrates acceptance and commitment therapy which focuses on clarifying values and taking committed steps toward them, even when uncomfortable feelings are present. Mindfulness therapy is used alongside these methods to build awareness of thoughts and bodily states so clients can choose responses rather than react automatically. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kayla works with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress is made. The aim is practical change through agreed-upon small steps. Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and demonstrations, phone works well for low-bandwidth check-ins, live chat can be useful for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, and other responsibilities.Questions people ask about Kayla
What concerns does Kayla commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and relationship strain. Additional focuses include adoption and foster care, attachment issues, and immigration-related stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is practical and collaborative, blending mindfulness, acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, and solution-focused strategies. Sessions emphasize skills practice and small goal-setting to create measurable change.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has five years of clinical experience and a background working with foster youth, asylum-seeking families, and migrant communities. That experience informs her focus on resilience and real-world stressors.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, licensed in California. Her practice and experience are based in California.
Which languages are supported in therapy?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available online?
Therapy can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what suits the client's needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the service plan chosen.
How do I start a first session?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.