- Years in practice
- 5
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Parenting issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Kayla
Kayla Mulholland is a licensed clinical social worker who helps parents and individuals facing stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, and life transitions. She writes and speaks plainly to make therapy feel approachable. Kayla offers guidance in English and Spanish and brings five years of clinical experience working in California settings.
She uses practical tools to reduce overwhelm and build coping skills. Sessions often include mindfulness exercises, clear behavioral strategies, and goal-focused conversations.
Background and approach
Kayla aims to make small changes feel manageable and relevant to daily family life. Her background includes work with immigrant and refugee communities and with foster care settings. That experience shaped her focus on attachment, adoption and foster care issues, and challenges tied to immigration.
She draws on that history when helping people navigate parenting after big life changes. Kayla combines therapy methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy. She also uses Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy to match the work to each person's goals.
The result is an approach that balances practical skill-building with values-based exploration. People who choose Kayla can expect collaboration on clear, achievable goals. She centers strengths and helps people practice new habits between sessions.
Her hope is to reduce shame around asking for help and to support steady progress over time.
What Kayla works with
Everything Kayla lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kayla helps people with.
- 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.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying what matters most to you and taking small steps that align with those values. ACT helps when parenting or life changes feel overwhelming by shifting attention to meaningful actions rather than getting stuck on hard thoughts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down thoughts, feelings, and behaviors into manageable parts and teaches specific skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for anxiety, mood concerns, and everyday parenting stress.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. From there she blends ACT, CBT, mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, or solution-focused techniques to match the work to those goals.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone appointments, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people use visual cues during deeper conversations, phone calls can fit a short break, and messaging works for quick check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options help people access care around work, childcare, or other commitments while keeping therapy practical and goal oriented.
Questions people ask about Kayla
What concerns does Kayla help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, parenting questions, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include adoption and foster care, attachment issues, communication problems, and pregnancy and childbirth.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends practical skills with values-based work and mindfulness. Sessions often include targeted exercises, goal setting, and short mindfulness practices to use between appointments.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Kayla has five years of clinical experience, including work in California with immigrant, refugee, and foster care settings. That background informs her focus on attachment and adoption-related concerns.
What credentials and region apply to this therapist?
She holds the credential LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and practices in California.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing and subscriptions work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with Kayla?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling based on therapist availability.
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