Kayla Luu, LCSW
Compassionate LCSW focusing on life stories
Details
| Name | Kayla Luu |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | Florida |
| Licensed in | Florida, Arizona |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English, Vietnamese |
| Years in practice | 9 |
About Kayla
Kayla Luu is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings nine years of experience to her practice in Florida. She holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Florida State University and has worked across community mental health, schools, and adult services. Kayla is bilingual in English and Vietnamese and balances professional life with being a wife and mother of four.
Her work tends to be warm and down-to-earth. She creates a calm space for people to talk through stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, depression, and major life changes.
Background and approach
Kayla listens for each person’s story and helps them find practical steps that fit their daily life. Kayla draws on Narrative Therapy to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered techniques to focus on values and what matters most.
Cognitive Behavioral and Mindfulness methods are used when helpful to shift unhelpful thinking and manage strong emotions. Her background includes time supporting young people in foster-care transition settings and working with families in residential centers, which shaped her understanding of attachment and family dynamics. She also works with concerns such as grief, guilt, anger, identity, and career stress.
Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Kayla helps people set realistic goals and charts steps they can try between sessions. She aims to make therapy approachable and useful for everyday life.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Parenting issues, Self esteem among the things Kayla works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Kayla among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Kayla among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Kayla among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Kayla among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Kayla among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Kayla among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Kayla among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Kayla directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Kayla directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and values-based work translates online
Kayla often uses Narrative Therapy to help people notice and reframe the stories they tell about themselves, which can ease feelings like shame, emptiness, or self-doubt. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to clarify personal values and build small, value-driven actions even when emotions are hard to manage. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening without judgment and helping people lead the conversation about what matters most to them.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Kayla talks with each person about their goals and preferences and then tailors methods that match those needs. Over a few sessions she checks in and adjusts the focus so the work stays relevant and practical.
Online sessions are available by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well with limited bandwidth, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options help people access therapy from different places and schedules while keeping the focus on progress and usable tools.
Common questions about this listing
What issues does Kayla often address?
She works with stress, anxiety, parenting, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, anger, career worries, ADHD, and questions about identity and life purpose.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She keeps sessions practical and conversational, using listening, reflective questions, and goal-oriented steps that clients can try between meetings.
What background does she bring to sessions?
Kayla has nine years of experience in community mental health, schools, and adult services, plus earlier work with children and adolescents in foster-care transition and residential settings.
Where is Kayla licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida and Arizona and practices from Florida.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Vietnamese.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Kayla?
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