How Kayla works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- South Carolina
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Kayla
Kayla Ernst is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in South Carolina who helps people manage intense emotions and recurring painful thoughts. She supports those struggling with anger, anxiety, depression, stress, grief, trauma, and relationship or family concerns. Her approach focuses on practical steps clients can try between sessions to feel steadier and more in control.
She draws on several therapy styles to meet each person's needs. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is used to address traumatic memories that continue to cause distress.
Background and approach
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, called ACT, helps people identify what matters to them and take small actions that match those values. Kayla also uses client-centered work and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to build coping strategies and emotional balance. Sessions are collaborative and paced to what feels manageable.
Kayla aims to reduce overwhelming symptoms while helping clients learn new ways to respond to old triggers. She often focuses on skill-building for emotion regulation, communication, and impulse control. With four years of experience as an LPC, she brings a calm, straightforward style.
Sessions use clear language and concrete tools so people can practice outside therapy. Kayla offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. People who want to begin can click Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on therapist availability.
What Kayla works with
Everything Kayla lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Kayla's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Kayla lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Kayla uses therapy methods online
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, helps process distressing memories so they cause less emotional pain. It often involves tracking techniques and guided work that can be adapted to talk or video formats to reduce the impact of past events. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying personal values and taking small, meaningful actions. Online ACT sessions can include exercises, values work, and homework that clients practice between meetings. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and communicating more effectively, which can be practiced in live sessions and reinforced through messages between appointments.Choosing a method is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, test what helps, and adjust the plan as needed. Clients and the therapist decide together which approaches feel most useful and realistic for daily life.
Online formats offer flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited transportation. Video calls approximate in-person conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth is low, live chat can be used for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing skill practice and quick reflections. These options make it easier to stick with therapy and try techniques where they matter most.
Questions people ask about Kayla
What kinds of concerns does Kayla help with?
She helps people dealing with anger, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, stress, grief, relationship and family issues, bipolar mood concerns, and related problems like guilt, impulsivity, and panic.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, with a focus on teaching coping skills, improving emotional regulation, and taking small value-based actions between sessions.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has four years of clinical experience working as a licensed professional counselor in South Carolina, using several approaches to support people with trauma and mood concerns.
What credentials and location are listed for Kayla?
She is an LPC - licensed professional counselor - based in South Carolina.
In which languages can someone work with her?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work for her sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Click the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.