Kayla Hughes, MSW, LGSW

Kayla (she/her) is a client-centered therapist and systems-oriented social worker who believes that who we are and how we move through the world are shaped by our upbringing, identities, and the cultures and systems in which we exist. These influences inform how we navigate stress, engage in relationships, cope with challenges, and approach the therapeutic process. Kayla strives to create a therapeutic space rooted in safety, nonjudgment, authenticity, empathy, and anti-oppressive practice. She views therapy as a collaborative process, working alongside clients to support healing, growth, and self-discovery. It is an honor for her to work with individuals across diverse intersections of culture, race, gender, and sexuality as they navigate different phases and transitions of life. 

Kayla has experience working with ADHD, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), anxiety, depression, life transitions, self-esteem, family-of-origin relationships, and caregiving. She has specialized training in perinatal mental health and is passionate about supporting individuals across the reproductive spectrum. This includes pregnancy, pregnancy loss, infertility, postpartum adjustment, family planning, bodily autonomy, self-advocacy in medical settings, and navigating life childfree by choice. 

Outside of work, Kayla is always looking for an excuse to get outside, spending time with her family, engaging in advocacy work, running, walking her dog, trying new restaurants with friends, reading nonfiction, and enjoying all that Minneapolis has to offer. 

Kayla is working under the licensed supervision of Tressa Hunting, MSW, LICSW while she pursues clinical licensure as a Licensed Clinical Independent Social Worker.