Kayla Hartman, LCSW, AM, CTP

Licensed Clinical Social Work, Staff Therapist

She/Her

Location: Lincoln Square and Virtual

Services offered:

  • Individual Therapy

Ages served:

  • Adults

Therapeutic approach:

  • ACT

  • Internal Family Systems

  • Psychodynamic

  • Person-centered

  • Trauma-informed

  • Culturally-informed

 

Throughout our lives, we are wounded in big and small ways in our relationships. I believe that healing these wounds must happen in relationships, as well. In my eyes, that is what therapy is all about. I am particularly experienced in working with people who struggle with disordered eating and eating disorders using Health At Every Size principles. I enjoy working with LGBTQ+ people and those engaged in nontraditional shapes of relationships. I also support people with mood and anxiety disorders, trauma, substance use, and the stress of living through difficult times.


I offer acceptance while also challenging my clients. I draw from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and psychodynamic perspectives. Above all, I value the relational task of therapy. It’s my job to co-create collaborative and meaningful relationships that serve as a container for growth. I use humor and curiosity as tools. I strive to be culturally-affirming and trauma-informed. I understand that our individual experiences and identities shape our contexts of harm and healing.

Kayla Hartman, University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, Master's in Social Work