About Kayla
Kayla Ernst is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people facing anxiety, panic, phobias, depression, and trauma-related concerns. She also supports those dealing with relationship stress, grief, anger, and struggles with self-esteem. Her aim is to help clients feel more in control of their choices instead of being driven by fear or old patterns.
She uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. Sessions are collaborative and focused on practical steps.
Background and approach
Kayla listens for the patterns that keep someone stuck and helps them try new ways of responding to hard thoughts and memories. Her work often involves trauma-focused methods and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, which she uses to help people process painful memories.
She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients identify values and take actions that matter to them. Client-centered techniques shape a calm, respectful space for conversation. With four years of clinical experience, Kayla draws on real-world tools rather than jargon.
She explains techniques in plain language and gives simple practices to use between sessions. Many people find the combination of skills work and reflective exploration helpful for building steadier daily routines. Kayla practices in South Carolina and conducts sessions in English.
She offers a range of online formats, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, so people can choose what fits their schedule and needs.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a trauma-focused approach that works through distressing memories and the reactions they trigger to reduce their emotional charge. It can help with post-traumatic stress and traumatic memories. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and communication, which can be useful for intense mood swings, impulsivity, and relationship challenges.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that feel like a good fit. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made over time so the approach stays aligned with what the client wants to accomplish.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls allow for a more conversational experience, phone sessions can work when bandwidth or camera use is an issue, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into work, family, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English
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