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Layla Hendricks, LCSW

  • Experience7 years
  • LocationPennsylvania
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Layla

Layla Hendricks is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Pennsylvania with seven years of clinical experience. She focuses on guiding people through difficult emotional experiences by fostering greater self-compassion and helping them reconnect with their personal strengths.

Background and approach

Her practice addresses a broad range of concerns such as depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, mood disorders, and ADHD, along with related issues like self-esteem, intimacy and relationship struggles, and coping with life changes. Her style blends evidence-informed techniques with a warm, collaborative stance.

Layla draws on client-centered principles to prioritize each person’s values and goals, and integrates cognitive behavioral strategies and mindfulness tools to build practical skills for managing symptoms and shifting unhelpful patterns. She describes therapy as a partnership aimed at increasing insight, improving communication, and strengthening coping capacity.

Layla provides individualized support intended to help clients navigate transitions, address behavior patterns that cause distress, and discover more sustainable ways of living.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Accessibility

Layla commonly integrates client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy into her online practice. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration, helping clients articulate their values and goals while feeling heard and respected. Cognitive behavioral therapy offers structured techniques to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and many daily coping challenges.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She works with clients to explore what methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and adapts techniques over time based on progress and feedback. This collaborative stance helps tailor sessions to each person’s priorities rather than applying a fixed protocol.

Online therapy with Layla is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These formats make it easier to access consistent support during life transitions, reduce time spent traveling, and allow clients to engage in therapy from settings that feel most comfortable to them.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Layla work with?
She works with many presenting issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, ADHD, relationship and intimacy-related problems, and career or life transition challenges.
What is Layla's therapeutic style?
Her approach combines client-centered care with cognitive behavioral and mindfulness-based techniques, emphasizing collaboration, practical skill building, and attention to each person’s values and goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Layla has seven years of experience working as a licensed clinician supporting people through a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and location are listed for this clinician?
She is a licensed clinical social worker with the credential PA LCSW CW022177 and practices in Pennsylvania.
Can sessions be offered in languages other than English?
Sessions are provided in English and Layla is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
She meets with clients via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How is payment and cost structured?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with this therapist?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDependent personalityDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

7+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania

Languages

English

What Layla can help with

Layla Hendricks works with clients on stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, and depression.

Layla works with individuals navigating complex emotional landscapes.

Layla works with depression, anxiety, and trauma.

How Layla approaches therapy

Layla's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Layla is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Pennsylvania, with 7 years of clinical experience.