Kayla Sterling, LCSW, CSW
Compassionate, practical therapy for life challenges
Details
| Name | Kayla Sterling |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW, CSW |
| Based in | Wyoming |
| Licensed in | Wyoming, Washington, Ohio, California, North Carolina, Colorado, Oregon |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 11 |
About Kayla
Kayla Sterling is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 11 years of experience. She practices in Wyoming and brings a practical, warm style to sessions. She aims to make therapy feel approachable for people who are anxious or overwhelmed.
Kayla began her career in community mental health, working with a wide range of life challenges and diagnoses. That background means she is familiar with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, depression, and grief.
Background and approach
She also has experience with eating and sleeping problems, parenting stress, career concerns, and compassion fatigue. Her approach centers on listening first. She uses Narrative ideas to help people separate themselves from their problems and rewrite difficult stories.
She also draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-based methods, client-centered care, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to match strategies to each person. Sessions tend to focus on practical skills and clearer thinking. Kayla works collaboratively to set goals, try new behaviors, and build coping tools people can use between meetings.
She emphasizes acceptance, respect, and steady support while guiding people toward change. Kayla offers therapy in English and supports video, phone, chat, and text sessions. Therapy is scheduled through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules based on availability.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues among the things Kayla works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- 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.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: 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.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Kayla among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Kayla among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): 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.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: 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.
- Internal Family Systems: 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 evidence-based approaches work online
Kayla uses Narrative therapy to help people tell and retell the stories they carry. That work makes it easier to spot unhelpful patterns and consider new possibilities. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is another key approach she uses to clarify values and build flexible actions that align with what matters most.She also draws on Attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships influence current feelings and behavior. These approaches are explained in simple terms and chosen together with each person based on their needs and goals. Finding the right fit is a collaborative process and she adjusts methods as therapy progresses.
Online therapy with Kayla is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide practical options. Video works well for in-depth conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Chat and text messaging suit quick updates, regular check-ins, or when someone prefers typing over speaking. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to keep momentum between sessions.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems can Kayla help with?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, grief, and relationship or family stress. She also supports people with eating or sleeping difficulties, anger, and career transitions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and client-centered. She listens first, then uses practical strategies from narrative work, ACT, attachment approaches, and cognitive behavioral ideas to fit each person.
What is her professional background?
She has eleven years of experience working in community mental health settings with many different diagnoses and presenting problems. That background informs a flexible, skills-focused approach.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices in Wyoming. Those credentials indicate clinical social work licensure.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin work with Kayla?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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