Kyla Bodenham

, MSW, RSW

Registered Social Worker

Greater Victoria
in-person, Online
Accepting New Clients

Kyla is a registered mental health counsellor offering online and in-person counselling in Colwood BC. She has a master’s degree in clinical social work from the University of Calgary and is a registered social worker with the BC College of Social Workers. Kyla has over ten years experience working with children, youth and families in various community and medical settings. Kyla works with a trauma informed lens and continuously strives to create a safe and non-judgmental collaborative environment for clients. She has substantial experience in working in partnership with clients facing many issues including grief, trauma, anxiety and depression.

Kyla’s therapeutic style is collaborative and empathetic, she pulls from a various therapeutic techniques including Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), narrative therapy, and mindfulness based techniques. She helps clients make personal change, and explore new possibilities.

Kyla provides an opportunity for clients to work in partnership to realize their own strengths and inner resilience. Together they can create space to make lasting change through the safety of a caring and supportive client-counsellor therapeutic relationship.

Client Focus: Youth (12 – 19 years) Families Adults
Areas of Practice: Anger Management Anxiety and stress ADHD Body Image Depression Eating Disorders Grief and Loss Health Problems or Disabilities Indigenous LGBTQ2S+ Sleep problems Substance Use Self Esteem Parenting Personality Disorders Trauma
Types of Therapy: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Behavioural Therapy Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) Art Therapy Play therapy Mindfulness Attachment Theory Narrative Therapy Solution Focused Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Education

Masters Of Clinical Social Work University of Calgary

Bachelors of Social Work University of Victoria

Bachelors of Art – Social Sciences University of Victoria

Registration

Registered Social Worker #10408, BC College of Social Workers