Kayla Kovach, LPC, CDCA
Kayla Kovach is currently completing her internship at The Behavioral Wellness Group (BWG) and working towards her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. She is supervised by Dr. John Glovan, Psy.D. Kayla provides therapy to adults 18 years and older.
Kayla has experience working with adults needing assistance with anxiety and depression. She also has a passion for health psychology and sports/performance psychology.
Kayla is experienced in using an integrative treatment approach of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Motivational Interviewing (MI). She uses a holistic perspective while promoting self-empowerment and teaching emotion regulation skills.
Kayla earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Walsh University and her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Xavier University. She is currently completing her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in Health Psychology at Walden University. She has worked in a variety of mental health settings since 2013.
Favorite Quote
“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” - Carl Jung
Contact
Position:
Licensed Professional Counselor;
Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistant
Address:
8224 Mentor Ave, Suite 208
Mentor Ohio 44060
Email:
kkovach@behavioralwellnessgroup.com
Phone:
440-392-2222 EXT 853
Fax:
440-565-2349
Articles
What’s Your Boundary
Boundaries exist all around us. They are helpful and important for our understanding of personal and professional relationships with others. We all have a boundary that we might not necessarily reflect upon very often. There are a few different types of boundaries that have distinct traits to help explore how one typically interacts with others. As you read, take note of which characteristics you can identify with to determine your boundary. Rigid boundaries are characterized by not sharing personal feelings…
Improving Your Well-Being: Positive Psychology and The PERMA Model
Positive psychology, despite what many think, is not about trying to rid your life of stressors. Positive psychology acknowledges that life can be stressful at times but seeks to improve well-being and build resilience to better manage the stressors of life. Simply put, positive psychology is the study of what makes a life worth living! Positive psychology focuses in on your strengths, instead of weaknesses, as well as building a good life and moving people from merely surviving, to thriving….
The Bloodline Divorce: What is it? Why Does it Happen? – How to Cope
Family estrangement, simply put, is a loss or a termination of a relationship that previously existed between family members. An estrangement can occur between two people or multiple family members. An estrangement can occur between a parent and a child, sibling to sibling, a child to a parent or grandparent, or any combination you can imagine. Family estrangements can occur at any age. Estrangements in young adults are most common, however, as this is when a person is more financially…
Navigating End of Semester Stress
“Ugh, I have so many final exams to study for. I have to pack for winter break too and still maintain taking care of my health”. This is often one of the many thoughts college students experience as the end of the semester approaches. The words “finals week” and “stress” are almost always used in the same sentence during this tough time of the semester. Although there are many stressors among college students such as finances, living on their own…
“I WAS TRYING TO ACT NORMAL…”
I heard this piece of a conversation between two friends as I jogged by them in the park the other day, “I was trying to act normal…” Then I passed them but not without being prompted to consider what that really means. So many of us appear “normal” or even beautiful, talented and rich such as the late Kate Spade. Yet many of us struggle with fitting in, appearing normal or masking our struggles. I facilitate the mental health, Dialectical…
Ten DBT Techniques for Anxiety
Anxiety can be divided into two basic areas, as first discussed by Sigmund Freud “Appropriate and Inappropriate Stress”. Anxiety can occur over situations or threats that occur and cause our brain to go into “Fight or Flight” syndrome. This is when the sympathetic or limbic system becomes aroused and creates many symptoms such as rapid heartbeat, nervous feelings, panic feeling, sweating, shortness of breath, and many other well-known symptoms. This can also occur when a situation is a real threat…