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Every chapter of
your story deserves care.

Therapy for adults, couples, kids, and teens, built on evidence-based care and real relationships.

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We're here to support you:

when your mind won’t slow down and focus feels impossible

as you make sense of feeling different or misunderstood

in processing experiences that still feel stuck or unresolved

when anxiety and overthinking are taking over your day-to-day life

Who We See

Adults

Individual therapy is a one-on-one session that provides a safe space to explore emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. It supports personal growth and helps with anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship challenges.

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Kids & Teens

Children and adolescent therapy helps young people express feelings, build coping skills, and navigate challenges like anxiety, depression, or family issues, supporting healthy emotional growth and overall well-being.

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Couples

Couples therapy helps two people work with a therapist to improve communication, resolve conflicts, and strengthen their connection, promoting healthier patterns, trust, and mutual understanding.

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Groups

Support and process groups bring people with similar experiences together to share, process emotions, and learn from each other, fostering connection, reducing isolation, and promoting personal growth in a safe, supportive space.

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Whoever you are, and whatever you're working through, there's a place for you here.

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Meet the team behind Cardinal Counseling Group

Our strength is both evidence-based practice and the relationships we build along the way. We're excited to walk with you, encourage your questions, and support your goals, whether you're new to therapy or ready for a fresh start.

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Hi, I'm Kayla!

I'm new to CCG, but not new to therapy. A phrase that has stuck with me in this work: the moment you feel seen by yourself and others is often the moment real change begins. People tend to come to me when they're having a hard time and need to feel seen, and I consider it an honor to be trusted with their stories.

Open Late! If you need a therapist with evening availability please get in touch.

About Me

Kayla Stancea, therapist at Cardinal Counseling Group, smiling outdoors with trees in the background

What Clients Say

"Rachel is so good. She's so thoughtful and asks the perfect questions to help me ponder”

– our client

From Our Blog

Real conversations from our therapists, on the topics you're already thinking about.

The Conversation I Almost Never Have in the First Session (And Probably Should)

I've been doing this work a long time. Somebody sits down across from me — a mom who hasn't slept right in three years, a fourteen-year-old who says he's "just tired all the time," a couple who love each other and can't stop snapping. We talk about attachment. We talk about the fight they had Tuesday. We talk about what happened when they were nine. What we almost never talk about in that first hour is what anybody ate that day. That's a gap, and I want to be honest about it.

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Rebuilding Trust After It's Been Broken

When trust is broken — through betrayal, dishonesty, or a slow accumulation of letdowns — it can feel like the ground has disappeared beneath your relationship. You may wonder if things can ever feel safe again. Here's what we've seen again and again: trust can be rebuilt. It isn't quick, and it isn't automatic, but it's possible — and many couples come through it with a stronger, more honest relationship than before. Real repair usually involves a few things: Full honesty go

1 min read

How to Actually Feel Heard by Your Partner

Most couples don't have a talking problem — they have a feeling-heard problem. You can trade plenty of words and still walk away feeling like you're on completely different pages. Feeling heard isn't about agreeing. It's about knowing your partner truly gets where you're coming from, even when they see it differently. A few things that help: Slow down before you respond. When we're upset, we listen to reply, not to understand. A breath and a pause change everything. Reflect b

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Feeling More Like Roommates Than Partners?

You share a home, a calendar, maybe kids and a dog. You're a great team on logistics. But somewhere along the way, the spark quieted, and now it feels more like living with a roommate than a partner. This is one of the most common things couples quietly worry about — and one of the most fixable. Connection usually doesn't disappear in a big dramatic moment. It fades in the small ones: the check-in that didn't happen, the inside joke that went stale, the nights you scrolled in

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Why You Keep Having the Same Argument

Different night, same fight. If that sounds familiar, you're not alone — and you're not doing anything wrong. Most couples have one or two arguments that keep coming back in slightly different outfits. Here's the thing: the argument is rarely about what it looks like on the surface. The dishes, the schedule, the text that went unanswered — those are the doorway, not the room. Underneath, there's usually a deeper need: to feel valued, respected, chosen, or safe. When that need

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Is It Time for Couples Counseling? 5 Signs It Might Help

A lot of couples wait until things feel unbearable before they think about counseling. But therapy isn't only for relationships in crisis — it's for any couple who wants to feel closer, communicate better, or work through something hard together. Not sure if it's time? Here are five signs it might help: 1. You keep having the same argument. If a familiar fight loops back around no matter how many times you "resolve" it, there's usually a deeper pattern worth understanding. 2.

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Every chapter of your story deserves care.

Therapy for adults, couples, kids, and teens, built on evidence-based care and real relationships.

We're here to support you:

when your mind won’t slow down and focus feels impossible ​

as you make sense of feeling different or misunderstood

in processing experiences that still feel stuck or unresolved

when anxiety and overthinking are taking over your day-to-day life​

Who We See

Adults

Kids & Teens

Couples

Groups

Meet the team behind Cardinal Counseling Group

Hi, I'm Kayla!

What Clients Say

"Rachel is so good. She's so thoughtful and asks the perfect questions to help me ponder” – our client

From Our Blog

Real conversations from our therapists, on the topics you're already thinking about.

The Conversation I Almost Never Have in the First Session (And Probably Should)

Rebuilding Trust After It's Been Broken

How to Actually Feel Heard by Your Partner

Feeling More Like Roommates Than Partners?

Why You Keep Having the Same Argument

Is It Time for Couples Counseling? 5 Signs It Might Help

Every chapter of
your story deserves care.

when your mind won’t slow down and focus feels impossible

when anxiety and overthinking are taking over your day-to-day life

"Rachel is so good. She's so thoughtful and asks the perfect questions to help me ponder”

– our client