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Skyla Hammond

Compassionate, practical therapy for life changes

LMHC Hawaii

Experience
5 years in practice
Focus areas
Trauma and abuse, Stress, Anxiety, Relationship
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Skyla

Skyla Hammond is an LMHC who integrates practical, evidence-informed techniques into collaborative care. She often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered and mindfulness-based strategies to help clients identify patterns of thinking and develop actionable skills for managing stress, anxiety, mood challenges, and trauma-related concerns.

Background and approach

With a focus on skill-building and compassionate support, she helps people navigate life transitions, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, parenting challenges, sleep difficulties, and work or career questions.

Hammond brings five years of professional experience and a background that includes working with people who have experienced serious mental illness, which she says strengthened her ability to adapt interventions to varied needs. She also has experience with trauma-focused work, motivational interviewing, solution-focused strategies, and approaches addressing anger, compassion fatigue, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and aging and geriatric issues.

Based in Hawaii, she accepts international clients and offers multiple remote session formats to fit different schedules and preferences.

Combining structured techniques and client-centered support online

Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathetic listening and collaboration, giving clients space to set goals and explore personal values while the therapist offers nonjudgmental support and reflective feedback. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and practicing concrete skills to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress-related symptoms, making it useful for mood, worry, and behavioral changes. Mindfulness therapy trains attention and awareness skills to decrease reactivity and support emotional regulation, which can help with stress, sleep issues, and coping with difficult emotions.

Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the therapeutic process, and she works collaboratively with each client to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. This collaborative stance makes it easier to adjust strategies over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers practical flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or geographic distance. These remote formats allow for regular check-ins, skill practice between sessions, and easier scheduling across different time zones, helping clients maintain continuity of care while fitting therapy into their daily lives.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Skyla works with a broad range of issues including trauma and abuse, stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
Her approach blends client-centered listening with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, solution-focused strategies, and trauma-informed techniques to tailor sessions toward practical skills and insight.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience and has worked extensively with people who have experienced serious mental illness, which she reports informed her adaptable treatment style.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with the credential HI LMHC MHC-554 and is based in Hawaii.
Does she work with international clients or different languages?
Yes, she accepts international clients and provides services in English.
Which session formats are available for appointments?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How is cost handled for ongoing sessions?
Cost varies depending on location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Trauma and abuse

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Licensed

Hawaii

Languages

English