Profile / United States
Kayla Mulholland, LCSW
California
LCSW - Stress and trauma focused
See online therapy options- CBT based strategies
- Mindfulness practices
- English and Spanish
About Kayla
Kayla Mulholland is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with five years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, self-esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, relationships, trauma and abuse, anger, and depression. She speaks English and Spanish.
Kayla draws on practical methods that help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness practices to support clearer thinking and steadier reactions. Sessions emphasize small experiments and concrete skills rather than abstract theory.
Her background includes work with immigrant and refugee communities, foster care populations, and parents involved with systems. That experience informs how she frames problems and supports people who face complex life stressors. She also has experience working with women and children across the US and Mexico.
In sessions she often combines mindfulness skills with values-based planning and short solution-focused steps. Motivational interviewing appears when people want help finding motivation for change or making hard decisions. The approach is practical and structured, with an emphasis on short-term strategies that can be practiced between meetings.
Kayla encourages people to build on what already works in their lives. She helps identify patterns that keep problems going and sets small, manageable goals. Meetings aim to improve day-to-day coping and strengthen communication and self-care habits.
Registration details: Kayla holds a CA LCSW and conducts work in California. She offers services in English and Spanish and brings both community mental health and cross-cultural experience to her practice.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Kayla uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot thinking patterns and practice different responses. CBT sessions often include brief exercises, thought records, and behavior experiments that can be reviewed during a session or practiced between meetings.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify personal values and set actionable steps toward those values. ACT helps when motivation feels mixed or when someone wants to stop avoiding hard feelings and move toward meaningful activities.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Kayla will collaborate with each person to decide which approaches fit their goals and preferences. That means checking in on what techniques are helpful and adjusting plans as progress is made.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove travel time when needed. Kayla aims to use structured, practical tools in sessions so people can try skills between meetings and bring concrete questions back to the next visit.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, self-esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, relationships, trauma and abuse, anger, and depression.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
CBT is used to notice unhelpful thoughts and test different responses. Sessions focus on practical skills and short experiments to change patterns.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has five years of clinical experience and a history of working with immigrant, refugee, and foster care populations, and with parents involved in systems.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (CA LCSW) practicing in California.
In which languages are sessions available?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what about cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working together?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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