Kayla La Rosa, LCSW - Therapist in Florida

About Kayla

Kayla La Rosa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who uses a practical, people-centered approach to therapy. She draws on motivational and solution-focused methods to help clients clarify goals and take small, doable steps toward change. Sessions are direct but warm, and she emphasizes boundaries, dignity, and respect in every interaction.

Her work often addresses stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, and the effects of major life changes. She also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, grief, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

Background and approach

Additional areas of focus include family problems, cancer-related concerns, and social anxiety and phobia. Kayla uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and change patterns that keep problems going. She blends mindfulness practices to help with staying grounded and reducing reactivity.

Motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies help clients find their own reasons to change and build practical steps forward. Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. She often checks in between weekly sessions to offer encouragement and brief touchpoints when needed.

Messaging between sessions is intended for non-emergency support. Kayla earned her degrees in psychology and social work and holds a Florida LCSW license - FL LCSW SW18596. She brings three years of professional experience and balances work with hobbies like reading, projects, and outings with her rescue dog.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Kayla commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy to build a respectful, listening-based relationship where the client's priorities guide each session. That approach helps when someone needs space to name what matters and to feel heard before planning next steps.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and introduces practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness techniques are woven in to help reduce reactivity and increase calm in stressful moments.

Choosing a method is collaborative. Kayla will talk through goals and preferences and try approaches that fit the person and the problem. Together they decide what feels most useful and adjust over time if something isn't working.

Online therapy offers flexibility with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to stay connected between meetings through brief check-ins or encouragement messages. The variety of formats supports different comfort levels and practical needs while working toward the goals discussed in sessions.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and related concerns such as bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

What is her therapy style like?

The approach is empathetic and direct, blending client-centered care with motivational, solution-focused, and mindfulness techniques to set and reach goals.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has three years of professional experience as a practicing clinician.

What credentials and where is she licensed?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - licensed in Florida with license number FL LCSW SW18596.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Also works with

ADHD
Bipolar disorder
Cancer
Career difficulties
Compassion fatigue
Coping with life changes
Depression
Family conflicts
Family problems
Grief
Social anxiety and phobia
Trauma and abuse

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 3 years
Licensed: Florida
Languages: English

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