Kayla Fruetel

Kayla Fruetel is a licensed therapist who aims to help people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship struggles, and depression. She acknowledges how hard the first step can be and encourages people who choose therapy to notice their courage. Kayla frames clients as experts on their own lives and works alongside them to build on existing strengths.

She has eight years of clinical experience and holds LPC and LMHC credentials. Her work includes attention to trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, addiction concerns, intimacy-related issues, and challenges tied to identity and LGBT matters. Kayla also focuses on guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, self-love, and issues common to young adults.

Her approach blends several practical methods. Mindfulness Therapy is used to help people notice their thoughts and return attention to the present. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns. She also draws on client-centered principles, dialectical behavior strategies, and motivational interviewing to support change.

Sessions emphasize clear, down-to-earth conversation and skill-building. Kayla aims to make goals concrete and manageable so progress feels tangible. She partners with people to set priorities, try small experiments between sessions, and adjust plans as life changes.

If you want to begin, expect a warm, matter-of-fact first session that focuses on what matters most to you now. Kayla encourages steady steps and practical tools to cope with everyday demands and larger life transitions.

How these approaches work online and in practice

Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice thoughts and bodily sensations without judgment. It can reduce reactivity and help with anxiety, stress, and building self-compassion. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and helping people find their own answers; it supports confidence and clearer decision making. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts influence feelings and actions, then teaches tools to change unhelpful patterns that feed depression or anxiety.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss your goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. That conversation guides which methods are tried first and how they are adjusted over time in collaboration with you.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into busy lives and to use skills in the same settings where problems occur. It can be useful when a shorter check-in is needed or when stepping into skills practice between tasks. The biography does not list specific session formats here, so please confirm current session options before booking. Licensed professionals and therapists can adapt exercises, mindfulness practices, and CBT tools to work well through remote sessions when that format is available.