Kayla Renaud (she/her or they/them) is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with an office for private practice in the heart of Downtown Lakeland. Kayla is also happy to see clients throughout Florida, via TeleHealth. Her therapeutic specialty is providing gender affirming and supportive care to those who identify as trans or outside of the gender binary. Her practice serves members of the LGBTQIAPK+ community (adolescents and adults), those practicing consensual non-monogamy (18+), and those who practice BDSM/kink (18+). Her primary areas of interest include gender-affirming care, trauma, shame, anxiety, change-of-life issues and additional experience and expertise in perinatal and postnatal parental mental health for all genders. Kayla has a Master's Degree in Mental Health Counseling from the University of South Florida, for which she received an additional certification in Marriage and Family Therapy. Kayla is licensed in Mental Health in the State of Florida and is a member of WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health) and SAIGE (Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities). Additionally, Kayla is also an avid board gamer, annual passholder at Walt Disney World, and a certified scuba diver whose life goal is to travel to as many countries as possible sampling all their spiciest vegetarian dishes.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
Clients are able to walk away feeling validated, heard and informed about their care and the next steps of their treatment plan. Clients will also consistently be empowered to be an active participant in the evolution of their therapy and to gain more and more autonomy, until my role is redundant and you feel able to thrive on your own. As a therapist, I am also a heavy advocate for many of the intersectional identities my clients may also be a part of, which enables me to stay current for resources and assistance in other areas for my clients and their overall well-being.
What treatment methods and tools do you utilize?
Individual: CBT, TF-CBT, REBT, EFT, DBT Couples: EFT, Gottman, Solution-focused Family: Family Systems
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
My strengths involve a heavy network of additional supportive care providers as needed; experience in in-patient and outpatient therapy, and flexibility and creativity of care.
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
LGBTQIAPK+ Consensual Non-monogamists Kink Perinatal Individuals Postnatal Individuals New Parents SOFA of LGBTQIAPK+ individuals