- Anxiety and depression
- Blended family issues
- Mindfulness and CBT
About Layla
Layla Hendricks is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Pennsylvania with seven years of clinical experience. She focuses on common concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma and grief, as well as relationship and intimacy-related issues. Layla also lists blended family issues among her areas of focus and works with adults facing parenting and family stressors.
Her sessions are straightforward and practical. She uses approaches like client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and mindfulness to help people notice patterns and try small changes. Conversations often include clear strategies for managing symptoms and improving day-to-day functioning.
Layla pays attention to how past experiences shape current relationships. She helps people look at attachment patterns, codependency, and communication problems that affect close relationships. This often includes naming habits that cause conflict and practicing alternative ways of responding.
She also addresses substance concerns, ADHD, eating and sleeping difficulties, and career stress. For people dealing with grief, shame, or isolation, Layla offers a steady, practical way to sort through feelings and choices. Work can include short-term goals or longer exploration depending on what a person needs.
To begin a working relationship, she asks people to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and costs vary with location.
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to what the person brings. The therapist follows the client’s concerns and helps clarify goals and priorities, which can be useful for people sorting out relationships and parenting roles.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It uses practical exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and build new habits, which can help with anxiety, mood, and day-to-day conflict in blended households.
Mindfulness therapy teaches ways to notice thoughts and bodily reactions without getting swept up by them. It can be helpful for stress, emotional reactivity, and sleep or eating difficulties that often come with family transitions.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match goals and preferences, and will adjust techniques as needs change.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Therapists will discuss practical arrangements and frequency during the initial scheduling step.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to blended households?
She lists blended family issues and helps adults facing stepfamily routines, co-parenting tensions, and loyalty conflicts.
What style of therapy does she use?
Her work is client-centered with practical CBT and mindfulness techniques to identify patterns and develop coping steps.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of experience as a clinician working with a range of mood, relationship, and stress-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a PA LCSW, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Pennsylvania.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and what about cost?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; costs vary with location.
What are the steps to start working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.