Kayla Stoltmann

Kayla Stoltmann is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Wisconsin. She helps people who are stressed, anxious, or managing depression. Parents who want clearer communication with their children also find her practical and straightforward in sessions.

Kayla draws on nine years of experience in social services and clinical work. Before becoming a licensed therapist she worked in Child Protective Services and other social service roles. That background shaped her focus on trauma-informed care and on helping adults improve family interactions.

Her style is warm and inviting, with an emphasis on listening first. She uses client-centered methods to help people set goals that matter to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used to notice unhelpful thinking and try practical changes.

Kayla works with people facing trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and life transitions. She also supports concerns related to adoption and foster care, attachment, fertility, pregnancy and childbirth, and money or financial stress.

Sessions aim to be collaborative and goal-focused. Kayla helps people build coping skills, manage panic or mood symptoms, and strengthen self-worth. If someone wants a straightforward, empathetic approach grounded in real-world experience, she can be a good match.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Kayla often uses Trauma-Focused Therapy to help people process difficult past events in ways that reduce their day-to-day impact. This approach focuses on understanding how trauma has affected feelings, thoughts, and relationships and on building skills to manage distress.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening and working at the client’s pace to set meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used alongside this to identify patterns of thinking that lead to worry or low mood and to try specific, practical changes.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss options and tailor methods to a person’s needs, goals, and preferences rather than prescribing one path up front. Clients and the therapist check in regularly to see what is helping and adjust the plan together.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking. The information on this profile does not specify formats, so checking availability is recommended. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins during work breaks, and avoid travel time. They can also let someone choose whether to be on camera or use audio only, based on what feels manageable.