Licensed Professional Counselor Kayla Ashcraft, LPC, MS, LBS

Kayla is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Behavioral Specialist, and School-Based Counselor at Aliff Counseling Services, LLC. Since 2017, she has been providing essential mental health support and behavioral therapy to children, teens, and families in various settings, including home, school, and outpatient environments, focusing on effective child counseling practices.

Kayla enjoys working with children, teens, young adults, and families, placing a strong emphasis on providing mental health support for both individuals and parents. Her areas of focus include: emotional regulation, anxiety, ADHD, anger, self-esteem, behavioral challenges, depression, and adjusting to life changes. 

She brings both a behavioral and clinical perspective to her work and employs various approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), applied behavior analysis (ABA)-informed strategies, child counseling techniques, trauma-informed care, and mindfulness-based methods. 

Kayla recognizes that play is the natural language of children and utilizes it as a powerful tool in behavioral therapy to better understand and support their emotional experiences.

Kayla’s therapeutic style is warm, supportive, and collaborative, seamlessly blending structure and flexibility to address each client’s individual needs through effective behavioral therapy. She believes that trust and genuine empathy are essential to the therapeutic relationship and works alongside clients as a team to foster growth and empowerment. In her child counseling sessions, Kayla encourages young clients to take the lead, recognizing that they know themselves best, while providing objective support and insights into emotional and behavioral patterns. Clients can expect a kind, accepting, and relaxed atmosphere, focused on building knowledge and self-awareness through supportive conversation or therapeutic play when appropriate. She is dedicated to helping clients strengthen their existing skills, providing the mental health support they need to face life’s challenges with greater confidence.

Kayla finds deep meaning in walking alongside children, teens, young adults, and families during some of their most challenging moments. She is motivated by helping clients feel understood, supported, and less alone through various forms of mental health support, including behavioral therapy and child counseling.

She is inspired by witnessing growth in emotional awareness, confidence, and coping skills, valuing the small, everyday changes that culminate in lasting progress over time.

Kayla believes that therapy can provide a safe space, especially for those who may not have experienced that elsewhere.

Her core belief is that growth, healing, and change are always possible when individuals feel genuinely safe, seen, and understood—especially in the context of behavioral therapy— even when progress happens slowly or in small, imperfect steps. She views change as a collaborative process rooted in self-awareness, building on strengths, and practicing new skills to move toward a more balanced, hopeful, and authentic life.