Kayla Sterling , LCSW, CSW

Kayla Sterling is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than a decade of experience delivering mental health care in community settings. She holds LCSW and CSW credentials - LCSW stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker and CSW denotes Clinical Social Worker - and has worked with clients from early childhood through older adulthood, treating a wide range of diagnoses and presenting concerns.

Her clinical background includes work with PTSD, generalized anxiety, depression, OCD, ADHD, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, and substance use disorders. Kayla has provided individual, couples, family, group, and play therapy, and she is trained in EMDR with specific preparation for delivering EMDR via tele-health. Trauma treatment is a primary focus and an area of particular professional passion.

Therapeutic work with Kayla is described by her approach as warm and inviting. She blends client-centered principles with an eclectic set of techniques to tailor interventions to each person and situation, offering individualized care guided by unconditional positive regard and acceptance. She values the courage it takes to be vulnerable and frames vulnerability as a source of strength. If a client is ready to begin a healing journey, Kayla supports that step and looks forward to working with them.

Approaches and Online Care for Trauma and Relationship Challenges

Kayla Sterling integrates several evidence-informed approaches to support clients in online therapy. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify their values, accept difficult thoughts and feelings, and take meaningful action toward their goals - it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns of relating rooted in early connections and is helpful for intimacy-related concerns, abandonment issues, and family dynamics. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and collaboration so the client leads the pace of work while the therapist provides a supportive, nonjudgmental stance.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. Kayla works collaboratively with clients to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences and adapts interventions as the work evolves, honoring each person’s unique situation.

Online therapy with Kayla is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, giving flexibility to fit therapy into busy schedules and varied lifestyles. These options make it easier to access licensed professionals from different locations, maintain continuity of care, and select the communication style that feels most comfortable for each client.