Kayla has 4+ years of counselling related experience working primarily with children and youth in Peterborough, Durham and Edmonton, concluding with 8 months of supervised clinical practice with adult populations as a Master’s Candidate. Kayla works under the supervision of a Registered Psychologist.

Kayla works primarily from a person-centered approach integrating aspects of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, Mindfulness and Narrative Therapy from a Trauma-informed perspective to support clients in achieving their goals. Kayla believes in a collaborative approach to treatment, in that client strengths and self-knowledge are an invaluable key to the therapeutic process and goal achievement.

Kayla is passionate about supporting an individuals’ journey to healing from problems such as anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem, relationship issues, substance abuse and or/emotional suffering. She is especially passionate about supporting children and youth in navigating these challenges in combination with the complexity of development.