Kayla Sterling, LCSW, CSW

Kayla Sterling is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with eleven years of clinical experience. She practices from Wyoming and brings a calm, warm presence to therapy. Her approach centers on meeting people where they are and helping them take practical steps forward.

Kayla draws on cognitive behavioral techniques alongside acceptance and commitment ideas to help people manage symptoms and make meaningful change. She also uses attachment-based and client-centered methods when relationships and connection are central concerns. Dialectical behavior tools are included when people need skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance.

Her experience spans many common and complex concerns, including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, ADHD, bipolar disorder, grief, and challenges with self-esteem and intimacy. She also helps with career stress, parenting strain, sleep and eating issues, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include abandonment, adoption and foster care histories, blended family stress, and codependency patterns.

Sessions aim to be practical and tailored. Kayla favors short, clear goals and concrete strategies you can use between meetings. She frames therapy as a partnership and adjusts techniques to fit each person’s needs and pace.

People who prefer a direct yet compassionate style may find her approach helpful. She encourages honest talk, steady skill-building, and realistic steps toward better daily functioning.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Kayla commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Attachment-Based Therapy in her work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. ACT helps people clarify values and take committed action even when difficult feelings are present. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationships affect current patterns and helps people build healthier connection and trust.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try techniques, and adjust the mix of methods to fit each person's needs. Clients and therapist work together to find what feels useful and sustainable over time.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and practice of skills, phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports quicker check-ins, and messaging works well for ongoing reflection and brief exchanges between sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different life rhythms.