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Kayla Daniels

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Kayla Daniels, LCSW

Wisconsin

Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Family and Relationship Concerns

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About

  • Client-centered care
  • Cognitive behavioral methods
  • Mindfulness techniques

About Kayla

Kayla Daniels is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Wisconsin with 10 years of experience in the field and five years working as a therapist. She supports adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, life changes, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, anger, and issues with self-esteem and intimacy.

Kayla uses a client-centered approach that emphasizes the person's strengths and goals. She listens and offers guidance while encouraging people to use the ways they learn best. Her work blends practical, problem-solving methods with cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness techniques to help manage difficult thoughts and feelings.

In sessions she may use motivational interviewing to clarify goals and find motivation for change. Solution-focused steps are used to identify small, achievable moves forward and build momentum. These methods are often applied alongside discussion of patterns that keep problems going, so people can try new responses in daily life.

Kayla has practical experience across a wide range of concerns, including caregiving stress, blended family issues, chronic illness and pain, divorce and separation, domestic violence, veteran-related matters, multicultural concerns, and mood disorders. She helps people develop coping strategies for intense emotions and offers tools for better communication at home.

Her approach is straightforward and goal-oriented. Sessions focus on what can be tried between meetings, tracking what helps and adjusting plans as needed. To begin, readers should use the online matching and scheduling flow to arrange an initial appointment.

How sessions work

How Kayla Uses Practical Approaches Online

Kayla often blends client-centered work with cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness techniques. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely to the adult in front of her and supporting their choices. It helps people clarify values and goals while she offers guidance rather than directives. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and anger. Mindfulness therapy teaches attention practices and grounding strategies to reduce reactivity and improve focus during stressful moments.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kayla collaborates with each person to test methods that match their goals and daily life. She and the client review what helps, adjust techniques, and pick practical exercises to try between sessions so progress is measurable and concrete.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online care can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy day, shorten check-ins when needed, or remove travel time so therapy fits around parenting and work responsibilities. Ask about session length and how appointments are scheduled during the matching step.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Listed in

Wisconsin

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of family and parenting concerns does she address?

She works with adults on family conflict, parenting strain, blended family issues, and caregiver stress. The list of concerns also includes divorce, separation, and communication problems.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is client-centered and strengths-based. She listens, offers guidance, and helps clients set and pursue practical goals.

What experience does she bring to therapy?

She has 10 years in the social work field and five years providing therapy. Her background includes work with trauma, domestic violence, and veteran-related issues.

What credentials and location are on record?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Wisconsin. Her practice location is listed as Wisconsin.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can she work with international clients?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Confirm exact pricing during the matching process.

What steps are needed to start therapy?

Choose the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform.

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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.

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