Kayla Mulholland , LCSW

Kayla Mulholland, LCSW, draws on specialized experience working with refugee and immigrant communities as well as systems-involved parents and youth. She has provided clinical support to foster youth and their caregivers in California, worked with women and children in Mexico, and supported recently arrived immigrant families, bringing a trauma-informed, mindfulness-based approach to these settings. Kayla's background includes community mental health work with Latino migrant day laborers in San Francisco and time living and collaborating with asylum-seeking communities in Spain and Mexico, where she learned Spanish and strengthened her cross-cultural practice.

As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Kayla centers social justice and recognizes how systemic factors shape mental health outcomes. She focuses on building resilience and helping people move toward meaningful change by combining mindfulness practices with evidence-informed therapies. Her clinical methods include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Kayla offers support for a range of concerns including stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting and foster care issues, depression, self-esteem, relationship challenges, compassion fatigue, and coping with life transitions. Additional areas of focus include adoption and foster care, attachment issues, communication and control challenges, immigration-related concerns, mood disorders, pregnancy and childbirth, self-love, women's issues, and young adult transitions. She provides services in English and Spanish and practices from a strengths-based perspective that honors each person as the expert of their own story.

Could Remote Therapy Be a Good Fit?

Many people wonder whether meeting with a therapist remotely can make a meaningful difference. For common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, or managing life transitions, online therapy has been shown to be comparable in effectiveness to traditional in-person sessions for many people.

One of the primary benefits is flexibility - individuals can choose the mode of connection that best fits their needs and schedule, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or in-app messaging. This range of options can make it easier to maintain continuity of care when life is busy or travel is difficult.

Therapists offering remote care are licensed professionals, and clients typically have the option to request a different provider if they need a better fit. For those considering therapy, remote sessions can offer an accessible way to work on goals with a licensed professional while adapting to personal and logistical constraints.