- Compassionate presence
- Mindfulness and breathing
- Practical goal focus
About Kyla
Kyla Sorenne is an ACA counsellor with 15 years' practical experience supporting people through grief, anxiety, addiction and major life changes. She names compassion and steady presence as the starting point for work with someone who is feeling overwhelmed. Her background includes working with trauma, panic and people living with eating and substance use concerns.
Kyla is studying a Masters degree and holds Level 4 membership of the Australian Counsellors Association, which also enables her to provide clinical supervision to other counsellors. She draws on a broad set of tools rather than a single method, and adapts sessions to what a person needs that week.
Her approach blends mindfulness and breathing practices with talking therapies. Kyla has long practised Buddhist psychology and meditation, and she offers breathing techniques to help a dysregulated nervous system settle. She also brings experience as a trauma-informed yoga teacher.
In sessions Kyla aims for clear, practical steps alongside time to make sense of painful memories. She uses evidence-informed methods such as acceptance and commitment techniques and cognitive work to change unhelpful patterns. Emotional processing is welcomed when it feels safe.
People looking for help with loss, stress, attachment difficulties or identity questions often start by outlining the most urgent problem. Kyla then helps set short-term goals and a plan for steady progress. This keeps work manageable and focused on everyday life.
Kyla works in English and practices in Australia. If you are considering starting, make sure to confirm the current session options before booking so they suit your situation.
How Kyla's approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then choose values-based actions. It can be useful for anxiety, depression and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and testing them with practical behaviour changes, which helps with panic, anxiety and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape present-day patterns and helps people develop safer ways of relating to themselves and others.Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and suggest methods to try. Sessions can blend methods over time so the plan fits what is actually helping.
Confirm the current session options before booking, because formats are not listed in the profile. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, remove travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when that's helpful. It also supports using guided breathing, mindfulness exercises and active skills practice between meetings to keep progress moving.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Kyla help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression and addictions, plus related issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns and body image.
How would you describe Kyla's therapy style?
Her style is calm and practical, mixing talking therapy with breathing and mindfulness exercises to help manage overwhelming feelings.
What is her professional background?
Kyla has 15 years of experience, a degree in counselling, is studying a Masters and holds Level 4 membership of the Australian Counsellors Association.
Where does Kyla practise and what credential does she hold?
She practises in Australia and is an ACA counsellor, listed with the Australian Counsellors Association as a Level 4 member.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the profile and may vary over time.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Kyla?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.