About Kayla
Kayla Goldsby is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 10 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, low self-esteem, depression, and relationship issues. Kayla aims to meet people where they are and make therapy approachable and straightforward.
She uses client-centered methods to listen first and build goals together. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps her break down unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Mindfulness practices are mixed in to reduce overwhelm and boost present-moment coping.
How Kayla works
Sessions are practical and goal-focused. Kayla works with motivation, relapse prevention, and anger management through clear, step-by-step strategies. She also addresses life transitions, career stress, and feelings of isolation with tools that can be used between sessions.
Additional areas of focus include chronic pain and illness, communication problems, substance use and recovery, domestic violence impacts, and issues related to guilt, shame, and sexuality. She also supports people dealing with HIV/AIDS concerns, fatherhood issues, and problems around infidelity. Therapy is offered in English and delivered remotely by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling through the site. Kayla emphasizes collaboration so clients set the pace and goals for their work together.
Kayla lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Kayla works with
The areas below are the ones Kayla selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Approaches That Fit Your Life, Online
Kayla commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy to build a respectful, listening-focused relationship where your priorities guide the work. This approach helps when you need a supportive space to sort out feelings, clarify goals, and decide what to try next.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and behavior changes because it offers concrete tools to shift patterns and test new coping strategies.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Kayla will work together with each person to pick and adjust methods based on needs, goals, and personal preferences. That collaborative planning helps the work feel relevant and manageable.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can serve as brief check-ins or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping consistent momentum.
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