Kyla Sorenne, ACA

Kyla Sorenne is a degree-qualified counsellor with 15 years of clinical experience supporting people through trauma, PTSD, grief and loss, panic and anxiety, nervous breakdowns, and a range of addiction concerns including eating and food-related disorders. She has worked extensively with clients who hear voices and brings a trauma-informed, compassionate approach to complex presentations. Kyla is currently completing a Masters degree and holds Level 4 membership with the Australian Counsellors Association (ACA) - the highest level of membership that enables her to provide clinical supervision to other counsellors.

Kyla combines western psychological methods with a background in Buddhist psychology and meditation techniques, and she teaches breathing practices drawn from pranayama to help regulate the nervous system. She is a Level 2 Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher with 18 years of experience and integrates somatic tools and meditation coaching alongside therapeutic work when appropriate. Her clinical toolkit includes MBCBT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Narrative Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Somatic Therapy, and she is EMDR certified (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).

Her practice focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, and coping with life changes, with additional special interest in attachment issues, abandonment, adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, codependency, domestic violence, and other relational and adjustment difficulties. Kyla aims to tailor interventions to each person, blending skills-based approaches with mindfulness and body-centered strategies.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Kyla Sorenne

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take committed steps toward those values while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and challenges with motivation or avoidance.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns that developed in early relationships and how they influence current connections and emotional responses. This approach can be especially useful for attachment issues, abandonment concerns, relationship difficulties, and parenting or foster care related challenges.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, nonjudgmental listening, and the client’s own resources for growth. It supports people coping with grief, life transitions, low self-esteem, and the need to find clearer direction in their lives.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kyla will work with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals and adapt techniques over time so therapy fits the individual rather than forcing a single model.

Online sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for people balancing work, family, or mobility concerns. These options make it easier to schedule regular appointments, maintain continuity of care, and access licensed professionals from different locations within Australia while keeping treatment practical and accessible.