Licensed to practice in California and accepts 33 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Depression, Older Adults and 7 more.
Kayla Waxman
(she/her)
New to Grow
In the field since 1994, licensed since 2001, I spent the first 10 years working with seniors, even leading a bereavement group where we had a relationship and marriage bloom between two of the participants. Since then, I've worked with adults of all ages, many of whom are at a crossroads in some area of their life. My style is eclectic, primarily using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people learn the skills that can help them function better on a day to day basis as they deal with the impact of life transitions, anxiety, depression, grief and communication issues.
Get to know me
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
Our first session is a chance for me to start to get to know you and for you to feel comfortable with me. You'll tell me what brings you to therapy, why now and what you hope to accomplish; what changes you want to make. I'll also let you know how I work and the parameters we'll work within. If we feel that working together is a good fit, we'll start to work on a treatment plan and set up some goals you want to achieve.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
People tend to have patterns in their life, ones that get rooted in childhood and start out as coping skills, but often no longer work when they're adults. Together we'll look at your patterns and see how we can shift things to change your thinking, feeling and/or acting in order for you to have more of the peace and contentment you're searching for.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
People facing transitions (maybe contemplating a job or career change, dealing with the changes of aging, experiencing a loss or potential loss) and having anxiety, fears, depression, self esteem issues which are affecting sleep, appetite or day to day functioning or communication with others and want compassionate support and practical help in improving the ability to deal with any or all of the above.
Specialties
Top specialties
Anxiety
Depression
Older Adults
Other specialties
Coping Skills
Grief
Insomnia/Sleep Issues
Life Transitions
Self Esteem
Substance Misuse
Women's Issues
I identify as
Woman
Serves ages
Adults (18 to 64)
Elders (65 and above)
Licensed in
California
Accepts
Aetna
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
Arlo
Blue Shield
Blue Shield of California - Medicare
Independence Personal Choice 65 PPO
Independence Keystone 65 HMO
Carelon Behavioral Health (Commercial)
L.A. Care PASC-SEIU
L.A. Care Covered
L.A. Care Covered Direct
Sutter Health Plan
IHSS Healthy Workers
Cash - $120 per session
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
Evernorth
Gold Coast Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
Gold Coast Health Plan Total Care Advantage (HMO D-SNP)
Health Plan of San Joaquin/Mountain Valley Health Plan – Medi-Cal
L.A. Care Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
L.A. Care Medicare Plus (HMO D-SNP)
Partnership HealthPlan of California (Medi-Cal)
SFHP Care Plus (HMO D-SNP)
San Francisco Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
Santa Clara Family Health Plan - Medi-Cal
Tufts Health/Cigna
Location
Virtual
My treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I see thoughts, feelings and behaviors as elements on a mobile, where when you have movement in one element, it naturally shifts the other two. So using CBT to make changes in one can help to make changes in the others as well.