Kyla Sorenne, ACA

Kyla Sorenne is an ACA counsellor with 15 years' experience supporting people through trauma, grief, addiction and intense anxiety. She works with adults facing depression, panic, life changes and complex bereavement. Her background includes meditation practices and breathing work used alongside talking therapy. Kyla uses straightforward, practical methods in sessions. She listens first, then helps people spot patterns that keep them stuck. Conversations often include simple breathing exercises and grounding tools to calm the nervous system. Her work draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), alongside attachment-focused methods. These approaches are used to address unhelpful thoughts, build valued actions and repair difficult relational patterns. Kyla has experience with addiction and eating-related issues, and she supports people who hear voices. She also helps with chronic illness, caregiving stress and the challenges of ageing. When grief or major life change feels overwhelming, she helps people find small, manageable steps forward. She is completing a Masters degree and is a Level 4 member of the Australian Counsellors Association, which allows her to offer clinical supervision to other counsellors. Her background in Buddhist psychology and trauma-informed yoga informs gentle breath and movement techniques used in sessions.

Therapeutic approaches and working online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts without fighting them and focus on actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and uses simple exercises to change unhelpful patterns. This is often used for panic, low mood and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current connections and can help with relational pain, abandonment wounds and attachment issues.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals, preferences and day-to-day needs, and together you will try methods that fit those aims. Sessions can blend different approaches as needed rather than sticking to one model.

Confirm current session options before booking to know what online formats are supported. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets clients access breath and grounding exercises during sessions and practise skills between appointments without changing their routine.