You’re everyone’s go to person.
Except your own.
Let’s change that. Therapy for women’s mental health, anxiety, relationships, and people pleasing.
Hi, I’m Dr. Kayla Sykes
I'm a California licensed psychologist offering specialized therapy to help anxious women navigate relationship anxiety, people-pleasing, and women’s mental health.
Most of my clients are women who look like they have it all together. They're thoughtful, caring, self-aware. But underneath, they're exhausted from overgiving in their relationship and keeping score, or they want connection but keep avoiding dating because opening up feels terrifying.
You're not broken. You're just protecting yourself. And that protection isn't serving you anymore.
I bring warmth, honesty, and humor to therapy and I won't let you people-please your way through our sessions. I'd love to hear what brings you here.
Services I Offer
Individual Therapy
Online therapy for women throughout California navigating relationship anxiety, anxious attachment, people-pleasing, burnout, and women's mental health.
Couples Therapy
Online couples therapy throughout California using the Gottman Method to help partners understand the cycle they're stuck in and rebuild real connection.
I can help you
Does this sound familiar?
You're exhausted from overgiving in your relationships
You give more than you receive and resent it silently
You need constant reassurance but never feel reassured
You keep score because asking feels impossible
You want connection but avoid dating
You're convinced something is wrong with you
Opening up feels more terrifying than staying lonely
You feel like your partner's mother, not their equal
You're not broken. You're protecting yourself.
And that protection isn't serving you anymore.
Connect & Follow Along
Follow along on Instagram where I share what I see in my practice every day: the anxious attachment, dating anxiety, and boundary struggles that so many women live with quietly, explained without the jargon.
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