- Stress and anxiety
- Life purpose focus
- CBT and DBT methods
About McKayla
McKayla Phillips is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in Utah with three years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, and relationship concerns, along with related issues such as attachment and communication problems.
She focuses on helping people who feel stuck after changes in work, relationships, or health. Sessions aim to clarify what matters now and identify small, practical steps toward more manageable days. McKayla listens for patterns that keep people feeling stuck and then tests straightforward strategies to change them.
Her approach draws from several evidence-based methods, including cognitive behavioral techniques and skills from dialectical behavior therapy. She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas and attachment-based thinking to address how relationships and past hurts affect current choices. Conversations are direct and focused on what the client wants to change in daily life.
McKayla works with people coping with loss, separation, caregiver stress, body image concerns, and issues that stem from abandonment or dependent and avoidant personality patterns. She also addresses problems linked to substance use and recovery, and the stress that follows natural or human-caused disasters.
To begin, she asks people to describe where they feel stuck and what they hope to get from sessions. From there she and the client pick practical tools and exercises to try between meetings. The emphasis is on clear goals, repeated practice, and checking what works.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that reflect what matters. That approach often helps with anxiety, depression, and decisions about next steps in life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts and habits, and then practicing new behaviors to reduce symptoms and increase functioning. CBT is commonly used for stress, anxiety, and mood concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current closeness and trust; it can be useful for people working through abandonment, relationship conflict, or attachment worries.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose approaches based on their goals, preferences, and the problems they bring. That means trying techniques, seeing what helps, and adjusting the plan together rather than committing to one single method from the start.
The original profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove travel time so people can focus on practice between sessions. Licensed professionals can use the same ACT, CBT, and attachment-based exercises remotely that they would in person, and McKayla works to adapt interventions so they work in the client’s everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Utah
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, grief, and depression, plus related concerns like attachment problems and caregiver stress.
How does she approach someone feeling stuck?
She uses clear, practical methods from CBT, DBT, ACT, and attachment-based ideas to identify patterns and try small changes between sessions.
What is her clinical background?
She has three years of clinical experience working with adults on trauma, addiction, and mood concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCMHC licensed in Utah and practices there.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original profile does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.