Kayla Ernst, LPC

Kayla Ernst is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in South Carolina with four years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, self esteem, relationship concerns, family issues, grief, anger, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes. Kayla speaks English and sees people who reside in the United States.

Kayla uses several practical therapy approaches in her work. She draws on Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to help process traumatic memories. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take small, purposeful steps. She also incorporates Internal Family Systems ideas to identify and relate to the different parts of a person’s inner experience.

Sessions are collaborative and oriented toward skills people can use between meetings. Kayla pays attention to intrusive thoughts, self-critical patterns, and behaviors that feel stuck, and she helps people build alternatives. Conversations tend to focus on manageable actions and on making sense of difficult memories.

She aims to help people regain a sense of control over their day-to-day thinking and choices rather than letting past events or inner voices dictate behavior. The work can include processing painful events, learning emotional regulation strategies, and practicing new ways of responding in tense moments.

To get started, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first session is scheduled. Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. International clients are not currently accepted.

Therapeutic approaches used for online work