About Kayla
Kayla Luu is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who practices in Florida. She brings nine years of professional experience working in community mental health, schools, and adult centers. Kayla speaks English and Vietnamese and draws on her background to help people facing stress, anxiety, parenting strain, depression, and life transitions.
She takes a warm, open approach in sessions. Kayla focuses on listening first and helping people feel heard. She uses a mix of straightforward techniques to address daily struggles like anger, low self-esteem, or problems at work.
How Kayla works
Kayla often works with people dealing with family and relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and questions about identity including LGBT concerns. She also supports those coping with abandonment, attachment wounds, blended family issues, caregiver stress, and immigration-related strain. Practical problem solving and emotional processing are common parts of her work.
Her clinical toolbox includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. Sessions typically blend present-moment skills, values-based goals, and gentle exploration of life stories to create change that fits each person. Outside of work she is a wife and mother of four and enjoys reading, painting, and time outdoors.
Kayla aims to make therapy approachable and useful, helping people find clearer steps forward when life feels stuck.
Kayla lists 8 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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English, Vietnamese |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How Kayla's Approach Fits Online Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and life changes because it focuses on what matters most rather than getting stuck on unhelpful thoughts.Client-Centered Therapy centers the session on the person's experience. The therapist listens without judgment and follows the client's lead, which supports building trust and exploring identity, family concerns, and emotional wounds.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns. It often helps with depression, anxiety, anger, and workplace or parenting problems.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kayla will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then tailor methods to each person's needs. That way the plan can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people work face to face from wherever they are, phone calls can fit into short breaks or require less bandwidth, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to maintain regular contact and apply new skills in daily life.
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