- Mindfulness grounded
- Strengths focused
- Spanish available
About Kayla
Kayla Mulholland is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, parenting struggles, and low self-esteem. She uses clear, practical methods to help clients build skills and move toward daily goals. Kayla speaks English and Spanish and works from a California practice perspective.
Kayla began in community mental health, supporting Latino migrant day laborers in San Francisco. She has also lived and worked in Spain and Mexico, collaborating with asylum-seeking communities and women and children in those settings. Much of her early work involved foster youth and parents, which shaped her focus on attachment and resilience.
Her approach blends trauma-informed care with mindfulness and evidence-based strategies. She often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people rethink unhelpful patterns. Solution-Focused Therapy and Motivational Interviewing inform short-term goal-setting and motivation work.
Sessions tend to center on practical steps: noticing difficult thoughts, trying small behavior changes, and practicing mindful skills to lower reactivity. Kayla emphasizes clients' strengths and helps them set realistic, measurable goals. She also pays attention to social and systemic factors that affect well-being.
Kayla has five years of clinical experience as an LCSW. She is committed to reducing stigma around seeking help and to supporting clients as they create the life they want. She invites people to work together to clarify goals and take steady steps toward them.
Kayla began in community mental health, supporting Latino migrant day laborers in San Francisco. She has also lived and worked in Spain and Mexico, collaborating with asylum-seeking communities and women and children in those settings. Much of her early work involved foster youth and parents, which shaped her focus on attachment and resilience.
Her approach blends trauma-informed care with mindfulness and evidence-based strategies. She often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people rethink unhelpful patterns. Solution-Focused Therapy and Motivational Interviewing inform short-term goal-setting and motivation work.
Sessions tend to center on practical steps: noticing difficult thoughts, trying small behavior changes, and practicing mindful skills to lower reactivity. Kayla emphasizes clients' strengths and helps them set realistic, measurable goals. She also pays attention to social and systemic factors that affect well-being.
Kayla has five years of clinical experience as an LCSW. She is committed to reducing stigma around seeking help and to supporting clients as they create the life they want. She invites people to work together to clarify goals and take steady steps toward them.