Kayla began her professional career in veterinary medicine, where she dedicated more than a decade to caring for animals. Driven by a passion for both helping people and working with animals, she earned a Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling with a specialization in animal-assisted therapy.
Since 2019, Kayla has been actively working in the mental health field. In addition to her expertise in animal-assisted therapy, she has extensive experience supporting individuals with behavioral and emotional needs in both school-based and outpatient settings. Her professional background includes work in group homes, alternative education programs, traditional schools, and community-based environments.
Drawing from experience across a variety of therapeutic settings and specialties, Kayla has developed a flexible, client-centered approach to counseling. She believes in tailoring therapeutic interventions to meet each individual’s unique needs and is committed to finding creative, effective strategies that foster growth and healing. Her experience spans the lifespan, from children and adolescents to older adults, and includes supporting clients facing a wide range of life challenges. Through her work in group homes and diverse community settings, she has also developed strong communication skills and the ability to adapt her approach to connect with clients from many different backgrounds.
Currently, Kayla is licensed to practice in Wisconsin, Arizona, and Nevada, with plans to expand her services to additional states in the future.
Kayla also works with an Integrative Healing: Therapy + Reiki professional that can also aid in your healing journey; ask about this in session.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fertility issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexual dysfunction, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Traumatic brain injury, Trichotillomania, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
AZ LPC LPC-23815
WI LPC 10142-125
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Kayla Summerville. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Kayla has given me the tools I need to work on myself, resources for crisis, made time for urgent and unscheduled appointments, and helped me repair things inside I never knew were broken. Phenomenal.
Written on Aug 19, 2024 after therapy with Kayla for 1 year and 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes
She's awesome!!
Written on Aug 11, 2024 after therapy with Kayla for 1 year and 6 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and sleeping disorders
Excellent!
Written on Jul 29, 2024 after therapy with Kayla for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and anger management
Kayla has been so supportive in finding various methods that work specifically for me and my needs.
Written on Apr 08, 2024 after therapy with Kayla for 3 months on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Only 2 conversations in at this point but Kayla has been timely, responsive, listens attentively and provides helpful unbiased responses, suggestions and recommendations.
Written on Mar 13, 2024 after therapy with Kayla for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, and anger management
Kayla actively listens and then brought unique perspectives to approach the troubles that I had experienced. From the very first session I felt comfortable opening up and discussing my struggles.
Written on Mar 12, 2024 after therapy with Kayla for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd