About Kayla
Kayla Richardson is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) who focuses on helping people facing stress and anxiety. She practices in Vermont and offers a calm, straightforward way of working. Kayla aims to make talking about hard things less overwhelming for someone seeking help.
Her approach centers on listening first. She uses client-centered methods to understand each person’s experience. That often leads into practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to notice and change unhelpful patterns.
Background and approach
Kayla also draws on motivational interviewing to help people find and strengthen their own reasons for change. Narrative therapy is another tool she uses to help people reframe personal stories that feel stuck or harmful. She works with concerns such as relationships, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, panic attacks, and broader life purpose questions.
Additional focus areas include abandonment, adoption and foster care, autism and Asperger Syndrome, chronic illness or pain, and isolation or loneliness. With three years of clinical experience, Kayla aims to balance practical strategies with a respectful, affirming stance. Sessions can include goal-focused work or a slower, exploratory pace depending on what the person needs.
Therapeutic approaches that translate well to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s experience without judgment. It helps people feel heard and shapes goals around what matters most to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, breaks down patterns of thought and behavior and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety and shift unhelpful reactions. It is commonly used for stress, panic, and mood concerns.The right approach often becomes clear through conversation. Kayla works collaboratively to figure out which combination of client-centered listening and skill-based work fits a person’s needs and goals. That may mean starting with open discussions and moving into CBT exercises or motivational interviewing to build motivation and steady progress.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction when a deeper conversation is needed. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging support short updates, ongoing reflections, or people who do better with writing instead of speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and try different formats as needs change.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Control issues
- Depression
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Vermont
- Languages
- English
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