Kayla Ernst , LPC

Kayla Ernst is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people reclaim control from intrusive thoughts, painful memories, and self-critical inner dialogue. She works with individuals who feel stuck by past events, experience intrusive or compulsive urges, or struggle with anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. Kayla integrates Internal Family Systems (IFS) work to help clients reconnect with and nurture wounded parts in a calm, supported setting. She also uses EMDR to process trauma and assist clients in reshaping their personal narratives, and incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to clarify values and encourage meaningful action toward a more satisfying life.

Each session with Kayla is collaborative and tailored to the client’s specific goals and needs, emphasizing practical skills and new perspectives that change how people approach their circumstances. Clients often leave feeling relieved and empowered, equipped with tools to manage distressing thoughts, improve relationships, and pursue personal growth. Kayla focuses on building resilience and helping clients run their lives rather than being driven by past hurts or inner criticism.

Therapeutic Approaches and Remote Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients identify what matters most to them and take intentional steps toward those values. It focuses less on eliminating difficult thoughts and more on building a life guided by meaningful choices.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used to address traumatic memories and the emotions tied to them; it supports processing past experiences so memories feel less overwhelming and clients can move forward.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and a nonjudgmental stance so the client leads the pace and direction of change while the therapist offers support and reflection.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Kayla works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She and the client discuss options and adjust strategies as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can happen by video call, over the phone, through live chat, or via text-based messaging - making it easier to fit care into busy schedules or to access licensed professionals from different locations. These formats support continuity of care and allow therapists to deliver consistent, effective support in ways that suit each client’s life.