01 · Who Kayla works with

Kayla works with stress, Anxiety, relationship issues and trauma and abuse

Kayla lists 5 specialisms and 31 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Kayla chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Kayla's own words

What Kayla says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

Helping You Heal, Grow, and Thrive-One Step at a Time

Life can be challenging, but you don't have to navigate it alone. Whether you're feeling overwhelmed by stress, struggling with anxiety, facing relationship difficulties, healing from past experiences, or searching for a stronger sense of self, therapy can provide the support and tools needed to create meaningful change. My approach is centered on helping clients move from surviving to thriving by building self-awareness, strengthening emotional resilience, and creating healthier ways of thinking, feeling, and connecting.

As a licensed therapist, I provide a compassionate, supportive, and nonjudgmental space where clients can explore their experiences, gain insight, and develop practical strategies for overcoming life's obstacles. I specialize in helping individuals address anxiety, trauma, attachment wounds, self-esteem challenges, relationship concerns, and personal growth across various stages of life.

I believe that healing happens when people feel safe enough to be authentic, understood, and empowered. Using evidence-based therapeutic approaches, I help clients break free from unhelpful patterns, process difficult emotions, improve communication, and cultivate greater self-compassion. Together, we work to uncover strengths, build confidence, and create lasting change that aligns with your values and goals.

I also bring a culturally responsive and inclusive perspective to therapy, recognizing that our identities, relationships, and lived experiences shape how we understand ourselves and the world around us. Every client's journey is unique, and I tailor treatment to meet your individual needs.

Therapy is more than talking about problems-it's an opportunity to gain clarity, rediscover your strengths, and build the life you want to live. Wherever you are in your journey, I am committed to walking alongside you with empathy, respect, and genuine care.

Kayla Grimsley, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026

03 · How Kayla works

The 10 approaches Kayla lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Kayla lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Kayla's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Kayla runs a session.

Acceptance and Commitment TherapyACT

Rather than trying to argue a painful thought away, ACT works on loosening its grip and getting on with what matters to you anyway. Sessions spend real time naming your values, then building action around them while difficult feelings are still present.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Reads present-day relationship difficulty through the lens of how safety and closeness were learned early on. The therapeutic relationship itself is treated as part of the work, because it is where the pattern tends to show up first.

Client-Centred TherapyPerson-centred · Rogerian

The therapist does not steer toward a technique or a diagnosis. They offer sustained, non-judgemental attention and reflect back what they hear, on the premise that people find their own direction when they are genuinely listened to. Often what people mean by “someone who just gets it”.

Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT

Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.

Dialectical Behaviour TherapyDBT

A structured skills-led adaptation of CBT built around holding two things at once: accepting yourself as you are and working to change. Teaches concrete skills for distress tolerance, emotion regulation and relationships. Developed for people whose feelings arrive at overwhelming intensity, and strongest-evidenced there.

Mindfulness-Based TherapyMBCT

Trains attention on what is happening right now - body, breath, the thought as it arrives - so distress can be observed rather than automatically acted on. Strongest evidence is in preventing depression from recurring, and it is usually taught as a practice you keep doing outside the session.

Motivational InterviewingMI

A way of talking about change with somebody who is genuinely in two minds about it. The therapist does not argue for the change; they help you say your own reasons out loud, which is the part that predicts whether it happens. Common around substance use and health behaviour.

Narrative Therapy

Treats the story you tell about your life as something that can be examined and retold rather than as the plain facts. Separates the person from the problem - “the anxiety” rather than “your anxiety” - to make room for the parts the current story leaves out.

Solution-Focused Brief TherapySFBT

Starts from where you want to end up rather than from how you got here. Sessions look for the times the problem is already smaller and work out what is different about those, so the number of sessions tends to be short and the work concrete.

Trauma-Focused TherapyTF-CBT · trauma-informed

CBT adapted for people whose difficulty is rooted in a frightening or overwhelming event. Pacing is the point: safety and stabilisation come first, the memory itself is approached gradually and only when you are ready, and the aim is that recalling it stops hijacking the present.

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Kayla practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Kayla's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Kayla at this point.

2. Naming Kayla specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Kayla is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Kayla.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

3 questions worth asking Kayla

Built from what Kayla actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Kayla's - Kayla has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “You list both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”

  Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LMHC

Licensed in

Florida

Licence

FL LMHC MH26005

Licence number

MH26005

Licence expires

31 Mar 2027

NPI

1679019079

Years in practice

8

Gender

Female

Languages

English

International clients

Not accepted

Listed since

30 Jul 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Kayla's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 9 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

Maker Therapy is not BetterHelp, does not take bookings, and has not met Kayla. There are no reviews or ratings on this page because we have no way to verify one. If you start therapy through a link here, we may be paid a commission - it does not change your price and it does not affect who appears here or in what order.

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