About Kayla Schubert-Wirth, MSW, LCSW

Trauma Therapist | EMDRIA Certified Therapist | EMDRIA Approved Consultant & Trainer
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

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Let’s Get Real for a Second

Hi, I’m Kayla.

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’ve built my work around people who look capable on the outside — and feel overwhelmed, exhausted, or disconnected on the inside.

Why This Work Matters to Me

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 unseen. I walked out knowing therapy was supposed to be something different — something human, relational, and real. That moment quietly shaped the direction of my life.

I don’t sit above this work. I sit inside it.

I continue my own trauma therapy because it allows me to stay regulated, present, and grounded — so the people I work with don’t have to carry the room alone.

I will never ask you to go somewhere I haven’t been willing to go myself.

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How I Actually Work

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

I integrate EMDR, Brainspotting, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and somatic work to help move what’s been stuck — not just talk about it.

This work isn’t about controlling symptoms or performing healing. It’s about helping your nervous system recognize that the story is different now.

Healing with me isn’t about being fixed. It’s about honesty, integration, and finally stepping out of survival mode..

What It’s Like to Work With Me

We’ll go deep — but not without purpose.

Your story isn’t just something to tell. It lives in images, emotions, body sensations, and patterns that developed for a reason. Together, we look at what shaped you and how it’s still showing up now.

This work is collaborative. We’re a team.

I don’t believe I have all the answers — I believe they already exist within you.

Sessions with me include honesty, attunement, curiosity, and yes — sometimes humor, swearing, and grounding snacks.

Authenticity Matters Here

Many of us learned early that being fully ourselves wasn’t safe.

It took me years to unlearn what a therapist, partner, parent, or business owner was “supposed” to look like. I invite you to bring your real, unfiltered, messy self into this space.

That’s where healing actually happens.

Training & Professional Background

  • 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

    • Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Level 1 (in progress)

    • 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

    • Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Level 1 (in progress)

    • 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)

Where You Come In

If you’re the one who’s held it together for too long — maybe it’s time to do something different.

You don’t have to keep doing this alone.

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