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Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor, LPC-S Registered Yoga Teacher, RYT Specialties • Insurance & Fees • LocationsTelehealth sessions offer the convenience of working from your preferred spaces, anywhere in the state of Texas. Your healing potential has no limits. Let's live this life well.
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Kelly Ayala is a Licensed Professional Counselor located in Dallas, TX. Kelly works with individuals who want to heal, whether that’s from past experiences or current situations. Many of Kelly’s clients are searching for a greater sense of authenticity in their daily lives or ways to find the motivation to make changes. Kelly provides a calm, peaceful atmosphere where all feel comfortable exploring their thoughts and processing through their relationship with themselves.
Certified in Applied Neuroscience & EMDR Trained, Kelly brings together elements of cognitive science, brain chemistry, mindfulness, and the importance of the mind-body connection. In session, clients may practice relaxation techniques or talk about their childhood as ways to feel a greater sense of connection to their core. By placing awareness on what’s on the mind and what’s in the body, clients develop the mindset needed to tackle their mental health goals
Kelly earned her Master’s degree from Texas Wesleyan University. As a compassionate, involved therapist, Kelly values bringing her own authenticity into the sessions and hopes to empower her clients to be completely themselves not just in session - but also in their everyday lives.
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Childhood trauma - Learning how traumatic events in childhood can translate into adulthood; processing through difficult memories with the goal of moving past the experience and lingering symptoms
Identity development - Understanding, accepting, and strengthening one’s sense of self through the exploration of family, work, and personal values; addressing issues such as, race, class, gender, and sexual orientation, in the context of self experience
Self-esteem - Cultivating self-compassion, assertiveness, and confidence; developing ways to reduce suffering, anxiety, social withdrawal, and self-neglect
Mind-body connection - Practicing mindfulness to draw together how the body feels physically and how the mind feels mentally; healing both physically and mentally
Adjustment difficulties & disorders - Support around adapting to new and/or challenging life circumstances; skill-building for improved stress management and reduction of anxiety.
This provider can support you in getting reimbursement from your insurance company if you are seeking out-of-network reimbursement. Here are the out-of-network billing options they provide:
Frequency of sessions this provider offers to see clients once you are an established client.
Years of Experience: 14 years
The Branch Counseling PLLC, Founder, 2016 - Present
Southern Methodist University, Adjunct Instructor, 2017 - Present
CCA North Texas, Therapist, 2011 - 2015
Sundance Behavioral Hospital, Program Therapist, 2009 - 2011
EMDR Training Center, EMDRIA Approved EMDR Training, 2023
Dallas Yoga Center Advanced Yoga Teacher Training, RYT-300, 2022
LISPY School of Psychotherapeutic Yoga, RYT-200, 2019
International Association of Applied Neuroscience, Certified Member, 2018
Texas Wesleyan University, M.S. Marriage and Family Therapy, 2009
Texas: 66255
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