Kayla DeDonato is a licensed counselor in Kentucky with 11 years of professional experience.
01About Kayla
Kayla DeDonato is a licensed counselor in Kentucky with 11 years of professional experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma or major life changes. Kayla aims to make the first step toward change feel manageable and supported.
She creates an open, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through their thoughts and feelings. Sessions focus on practical steps that make day-to-day life easier.
Background and approach
Kayla works with each person to set clear, realistic goals and to practice skills between meetings. Her background includes long-term clinical work in a variety of settings in Kentucky. This gives her experience with common and complex challenges, including coping with illness, grief, adoption and foster care concerns, and issues around identity and intimacy.
She also has experience supporting people dealing with chronic pain, cancer, and life events caused by natural or human-made disasters. In sessions she listens for patterns that keep problems repeating, and then helps clients try different approaches to change them. She addresses communication and commitment issues, codependency, abandonment, and body image concerns in straightforward language.
Kayla offers guidance to help people build confidence and motivation for the life they want. People meet her and leave with clear next steps. She supports international clients and holds the LPCC credential, which indicates licensure in Kentucky.
If a reader wants to begin, Kayla asks them to complete a short matching questionnaire to find the right fit.
02Credentials
- LPCC (Kentucky)
- License 242743 · expires December 2026
- NPI
- 1356763551 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Kayla lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
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04Online support
How evidence-based techniques guide online sessions
Many clinicians use evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on understanding thoughts, feelings, and behavior. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try new ways of thinking and acting to reduce anxiety and low mood. Another approach emphasizes learning practical skills for managing stress, improving communication, and coping with trauma reminders so daily life becomes easier to manage.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client decide together which techniques to try based on needs, goals, and personal preferences. That collaborative process includes checking what helps and adjusting the plan as therapy progresses.
If you prefer online sessions, confirm the specific session options with the therapist before booking. This profile does not list formats. Online work can make regular check-ins easier to fit into a busy day, allow shorter or more frequent touchpoints when needed, and reduce time spent traveling to appointments. Talk with the therapist during the matching and scheduling steps to learn which formats are currently offered and to plan sessions that fit into everyday life.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and major life changes. Her additional focus includes abandonment, adoption and foster care matters, chronic illness, body image, and related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is direct and warm, with an emphasis on listening and practical steps. She creates a nonjudgmental space and works with clients to set realistic goals and practice skills between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of professional work experience in clinical settings. That background includes helping people with both everyday stressors and more complex life events.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds the LPCC credential and is licensed in Kentucky. Therapy arrangements and scheduling are coordinated based on that location.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
She accepts international clients. Sessions are offered in English for all clients.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered at the time. The therapist will provide details during the scheduling process.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions operate through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability. That process helps match goals and timing before the first session.
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