Kayla Mulholland
Compassionate therapy focused on practical change
LCSW California
- Experience
- 5 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Parenting, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English, Spanish
About Kayla
Kayla Mulholland is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, self-esteem concerns, and life transitions.
Background and approach
She draws on five years of clinical experience to support clients navigating trauma, relationship difficulties, anger, depression, and compassion fatigue, and she incorporates attention to related areas such as attachment, communication, mood disorders, pregnancy and childbirth, and women's issues.
Her therapeutic work blends evidence-based practices including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindfulness techniques, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies. Kayla emphasizes clients' strengths and personal expertise, partnering with them to set realistic goals and build skills that fit their daily lives.
She is fluent in both English and Spanish and practices in California as LCSW CA 114402, bringing a practice-oriented, encouragement-focused approach to growth and healing.
Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online
Kayla commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients understand how thoughts and behaviors interact and to build values-driven action. CBT supports practical skill building such as identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors, which can be practiced between sessions. ACT focuses on clarifying personal values and accepting difficult internal experiences while moving toward meaningful goals, and it often uses experiential exercises that translate well to online work.She also uses mindfulness practices to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity; these exercises are brief and adaptable for use during video, phone, or messaging sessions. Finding the right mix of techniques is a collaborative process - the therapist partners with each person to assess needs, try approaches, and adjust strategies based on what feels most effective and sustainable for their life and goals.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into varied schedules and daily routines. These formats let clients practice skills in real time, use messaging for brief check-ins or skill reminders, and choose the communication style that best supports ongoing progress.
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Experience
5+ years
Licensed
California
Languages
English, Spanish