Kayla Ernst is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and mood concerns.
01About Kayla
Kayla Ernst is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and mood concerns. She writes plainly and focuses on practical steps to reduce distress and regain a sense of control. Her approach aims to give people tools to manage intrusive thoughts, intense emotions, and difficult life changes.
Kayla uses a mix of methods that center on the person in front of her. She draws from client-centered therapy to listen closely and build a working relationship.
Background and approach
She also uses trauma-focused work and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing to address upsetting memories and the ways those memories show up now. Her sessions are collaborative. She helps people identify values and small actions that match those values, using acceptance and commitment therapy techniques.
She incorporates skills from dialectical behavior therapy when stronger emotion regulation or distress tolerance is needed. Kayla has four years of clinical experience and holds a South Carolina licensed professional counselor credential, LPC. She offers sessions in English and does not work with international clients at this time.
Therapy with Kayla typically combines skills practice, gentle processing of past events, and clear steps for change. People can expect a steady, supportive style aimed at helping them feel more capable of handling daily stressors and recurring symptoms.
02Credentials
- LPC (South Carolina)
- License 8409 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1538763065 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Kayla lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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
Methods Kayla names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
These are the methods Kayla names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How specific approaches work in online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on helping people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values; it can help when worry or avoidance gets in the way of living. Trauma-Focused Therapy aims to reduce the hold of painful memories and teach skills to manage reactions so daily life feels less reactive. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing uses structured processing to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and the distress they cause in the present.Choosing an approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with clients about their goals, symptoms, and preferences, and together they will try methods that feel right. That collaborative process allows for adjustments over time so therapy fits the person rather than the person fitting the method.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people use visual cues and longer conversations, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and text messaging supports ongoing contact and brief reflections between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep continuity of care when in-person visits are harder to arrange.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Kayla help address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and various mood concerns including bipolar and panic-related difficulties.
What kind of therapy style does she use?
She takes a collaborative, person-centered style that balances listening with practical skill teaching.
What is her clinical background?
She has four years of clinical experience working with trauma, mood issues, and intrusive thoughts using several therapy approaches.
Where is she licensed and located?
She holds a South Carolina licensed professional counselor credential and is based in South Carolina.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as formats for ongoing care.
How are fees handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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