Kayla Daniels

Kayla Daniels is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Wisconsin who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and trauma. She draws on ten years in the field and five years as a practicing therapist. Kayla aims to create a warm, fair, and respectful space where people feel heard and guided toward their goals.

Her approach is collaborative and strengths-based. She listens first, then works alongside each person to build a plan that fits their way of learning and growing. Sessions focus on practical steps and skills people can use between meetings.

Kayla uses a mix of approaches, including Trauma-Focused Therapy, client-centered work, cognitive behavioral methods, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. She combines these tools to address problems like family conflict, relationship strain, sleep difficulties, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and mood or attention concerns.

Her background includes work across age groups and settings, with experience supporting people who have experienced domestic violence, emotional or physical trauma, and military veterans. That range informs how she adjusts pacing and tools to each person’s needs.

Kayla believes mental health matters as much as physical health. She helps people take small, doable steps toward change, build coping skills, and reconnect with what matters to them. If someone wants a steady, empathetic partner in that process, she offers that steady presence.

How these approaches can work online

Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process and reduce the hold of painful memories. It uses focused techniques to help people feel safer and more in control over reactions tied to past events. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s own goals and pace, offering listening, validation, and guidance rather than direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behavior changes to feel and function differently.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to match methods to their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful in sessions. Plans can shift over time as needs change and as progress is assessed together.

Confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and offering more flexible scheduling around work or caregiving. It also lets people use tools like mindfulness exercises and CBT worksheets during or between meetings to practice skills in everyday moments.