Shayla Kaywood, LPC

Shayla Kaywood is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 15 years of practice experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship problems, anger, and self-esteem struggles. Shayla aims to make therapy practical and understandable for people facing hard life changes.

She centers sessions on real-life concerns like communication problems, feeling isolated, and coping with chronic illness or caregiving stress. She also helps people work through abandonment and attachment issues, body image, and money or career-related stress. Shayla listens for what matters most and helps people set small, usable goals.

Her approach is trauma-informed and culturally responsive. That means she pays attention to how past wounds and cultural background affect daily life. She supports people who want to lessen shame and guilt, build self-love, and form healthier connections.

Shayla has experience with workplace challenges, relationship transitions, identity questions, and midlife shifts. She focuses on practical steps clients can take between sessions to feel more steady and capable. Progress is paced to each person’s needs.

People seeking support around chronic pain, illness, or disability will find her familiar with the stresses those bring. She encourages problem-solving around communication, control issues, and forgiveness so people can move toward clearer goals and renewed purpose.

Approaches that guide online work and support

Shayla uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that emphasize safety and gradual change. One common approach is trauma-informed care, which focuses on recognizing how past experiences affect current feelings and reactions and helps people develop coping skills for stress and relationship patterns. Another strand emphasizes culturally responsive care, which pays attention to a person's cultural background and values when setting goals and practicing new behaviors.

Finding the right fit is a collaborative process. Shayla will work with each person to pick approaches that match their goals, values, and comfort level. She adjusts methods over time based on how someone responds and what feels most helpful in day-to-day life.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Talk with Shayla during the matching steps about practical needs like session length, scheduling, and whether brief phone or video check-ins would work best for your routine.