About Kayla Schubert Wirth, LCSW

Trauma Therapist, EMDRIA Approved Consultant, and EMDRIA Trainer in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

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Let’s Get Real for a Second

Hi, I’m Kayla Schubert Wirth, MSW, LCSW.

I’m an EMDRIA Certified Therapist, EMDRIA Approved Consultant, and EMDRIA Approved Trainer.

I work with helpers, high achievers, and Adult Children of Alcoholics who grew up in chaos and learned to hold everything together long before they were ready to.

I knew I wanted to be a therapist when I was ten years old. That was the year I had a therapy experience that left me feeling completely unseen. I walked out knowing therapy was supposed to be something different. I wanted to be the kind of therapist who shows up, who listens, who gets it. That moment changed the direction of my life.

Why I Sit in the Darkness

I’ve been there. In the mess, the grief, the exhaustion. I don’t live above this work, I live in it.

I still do my own trauma therapy because it allows me to stay present for the people I work with. It keeps my nervous system steady so yours can find regulation through connection.

I don’t believe in pretending. I don’t believe in forcing healing. I believe in being real. I will never ask you to go anywhere I haven’t gone myself.

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How I Actually Work

My approach is body-based, experiential, and grounded in both science and intuition.

I blend the structure of EMDR with the depth of Brainspotting, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and somatic work to help you move what’s been stuck, not just talk about it.

This isn’t about controlling your symptoms. It’s about helping your body and mind finally understand that the story is different now.

Healing with me isn’t about perfection or being fixed. It’s about honesty and the freedom that comes when you stop performing and start being.

The Street Cred

I’m trained in a variety of therapy methods, allowing me to tailor my approach to your unique goals and needs. These include:
- EMDR
- Brainspotting
- Ego State
- Somatics
- Currently completing Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Level 1
- Master’s of Social Work, Kutuztown University 2014
- PA LCSW: CW021518
- Flordia Telehealth Provider
- Utah LCSW: 13696736-3501
- Washington State Social Worker Independent Clinical License: LW 61551086
- EMDRIA Certified Therapist™
- EMDRIA Approved Consultant™
- EMDRIA Trainer ™
- Brainspotting Level 1 Trained
- Currently completing Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Level 1
- EMDR & Somatic Therapy
- The Power of Process in Healing Trauma & Dissociation
- Attachment-Focused EMDR: Healing Developmental Deficits and Adults Abused as Children
- Acute Stress Syndrome Stabilization Procedure for Individuals (ASSYST-I) and Groups (ASSYST-G)
- EMDR Protocol for Recent Critical Incidents and Ongoing Traumatic Stress (EMDR-PRECI)
- EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol for Ongoing Traumatic Stress (EMDR-IGTP-OTS)

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Your beautifully messy, complicated story matters TELL IT

in therapy with me…

We’ll dig deep.

I just don’t want to hear your story. Instead, I want to uncover past experiences and themes that have contributed to your present struggles and future fears. Your story isn’t just words but images, sounds, emotions, and body sensations that are held onto.

We are a team.

There is no “I” in team. Yes, I know, I used that really cliché quote. But for therapy to be most effective, we need to be on the same page. In our sessions, we're equals, and I don't believe I have all the answers. Rather, I believe they are within you. A strong therapeutic relationship is built on collaboration, honesty, and the belief that change is possible, along with a bit of humor, cursing, and maybe some snacks.

authenticIty matters.

For many of us, being authentically ourselves is absolutely terrifying. It took me years to break down the expectations of what a therapist, partner, friend, mother, or business owner 'should' look like, sound like, and be. I want your true, unfiltered, chaotic, messy self in our sessions. That's where the real healing happens.