Kayla Sterling , LCSW, CSW

Kayla Sterling is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with a broad background in community mental health and 11 years of clinical experience. She has worked with clients across the lifespan, from young children through older adults, and has supported people facing a wide range of diagnoses and life challenges. Her training includes EMDR and she has specific experience delivering EMDR via tele-health, alongside work in trauma treatment which remains a particular area of professional focus.

Sterling’s clinical work spans individual, couples, family, group, play, and substance-abuse therapies, and she draws on a variety of evidence-informed methods to meet each client’s needs. She holds the credentials LCSW and CSW; LCSW denotes a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and CSW is a social work credential. Her practice addresses concerns such as PTSD, generalized anxiety, depression, OCD, ADHD, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, addictions, relationship and family issues, grief, eating and sleeping problems, and coping with life changes.

Her therapeutic style is described as warm and inviting, grounded in a client-centered and eclectic approach that tailors interventions to the person and situation. She emphasizes unconditional positive regard and works to create interventions designed specifically for each client’s goals and circumstances. Kayla values vulnerability as a source of strength and positions herself as a supportive partner in the healing process.

With experience in multiple treatment modalities and a strong focus on trauma-informed care, Sterling brings practical skills and compassionate attention to complex clinical presentations and relational challenges.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and build actions aligned with those values. It emphasizes mindfulness and acceptance skills to reduce the impact of difficult thoughts and feelings, often supporting work on anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns of relating that develop in close relationships and how those patterns affect current functioning. This approach can be useful for addressing intimacy-related issues, attachment concerns, blended-family dynamics, and reactions to abandonment or adoption history.

Client-Centered Therapy puts the client’s experience and goals at the center of the process, offering empathic listening and collaboration to foster self-direction and personal growth. It pairs well with other methods when tailoring interventions for issues like self-esteem, grief, or coping with change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kayla collaborates with each person to determine which strategies and modalities best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting methods over time as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, over the phone, via live chat, or through text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule care around daily life, maintain continuity during transitions, and access licensed professionals from a distance while focusing on meaningful, effective therapeutic work.