Kayla Mulholland , LCSW

Kayla Mulholland is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who focuses on supporting immigrant and refugee families, systems-involved parents and youth, and foster care populations. She combines trauma-informed, mindfulness-based practices with culturally informed perspectives developed through work with foster youth and their parents in California, women and children in Mexico, and recently arrived immigrant families. Kayla lived in Spain and Mexico, where she learned Spanish and partnered closely with asylum-seeking communities and Latino migrant workers in San Francisco, experiences that shaped her commitment to resilience and equitable care.

With five years of clinical experience, Kayla draws on a range of approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, depression, and relationship concerns. She emphasizes collaboration and strengths-based work, honoring that each person is the expert of their own story and that growth often builds from existing strengths. Her practice also attends to adoption and foster care, attachment and communication issues, immigration-related concerns, pregnancy and childbirth, and self-esteem and self-love for young adults and women.

Kayla values social justice work and aims to reduce stigma around seeking help, particularly for vulnerable communities. She is not currently accepting new clients.

Therapeutic approaches and online care with Kayla Mulholland

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and commit to actions that align with those values, even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It is useful for managing anxiety, navigating life transitions, and building a more purposeful daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors; it is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and self-compassion techniques that reduce reactivity to stress and support emotional regulation, which can be particularly helpful after trauma or during parenting challenges.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Kayla collaborates with each person to explore goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, adjusting methods over time to fit individual needs. This collaborative stance helps tailor care for issues like attachment, coping with life changes, or compassion fatigue.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can occur by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access consistent care from licensed professionals and sustain progress even when life is busy or circumstances change.