Kayla Kennen Schmidt, MS
Accepted Insurance Plans: Medical Assistance, self-pay
Client Ages: 5 to adult
Loves Working With:
- Teens and young adults
- Members of the LGBTQIA+ community
- Grief & loss
Credentials & Special Training: Kayla graduated from Shippensburg University with a Masters in Mental Health Counseling. She has completed her clinical hours for licensure and will soon be a Licensed Professional Counselor. Before to joining Campbell Psychological, Kayla spent three years as a therapist in Family Based Mental Health Services, where she was trained in ecosystemic family therapy and worked with youth with serious mental health concerns. Kayla is trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
Supervisor: Kayla is supervised by Stephen Russell, LCSW, while she finishes the requirements for professional licensure.
THERAPY STYLE
- Mindfulness interventions
- Cognitive behavioral (examining how our thoughts impact our feelings and choices)
- Client-centered / humanistic
- Child-led play therapy
- Sand tray
- Family therapy
WHAT TO EXPECT
Coming soon!
MORE ABOUT KAYLA
Favorite Quote: “Rules without relationship result in rebellion.” I learned this while working in Family-Based services and have found it to be very true.
Favorite Therapy-Related Books:
- It Didn’t Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauam Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn
- Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky & Connie Burk
- Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
- The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz
On a Personal Note: I grew up in Wheeling, West Virginia and now live in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. In my spare time I enjoy cuddling with my pets, reading, baking bread, cooking, and visiting with family.