Mikayla Cypress, LPC
Therapist

Practice Location:
Willow Lawn & Virtual
Ages Treated:
Children & Adolescents: 4+
Adults: 18+
Primary Areas of Clinical Interest & Expertise:
· Anxiety, Depression, & Emotional Regulation
· Child, Adolescent, & Family Therapy
· Trauma-informed care and life transitions
· Behavioral concerns, self-esteem, and relationship difficulties
Background:
Mikayla Cypress (she/her) is a Licensed Professional Counselor who is passionate about helping children, adolescents, young adults, and families navigate life’s challenges while building confidence, resilience, and healthy coping skills. She strives to create a warm, supportive, and nonjudgmental environment where clients feel safe to be themselves and explore their thoughts, emotions, and experiences openly.
Mikayla has experience working with individuals facing anxiety, emotional regulation difficulties, behavioral concerns, trauma, family conflict, self-esteem challenges, and life transitions. Her background in community mental health has allowed her to work closely with children, adolescents, caregivers, schools, and other providers to support clients from a collaborative and holistic perspective.
Mikayla believes therapy should feel approachable, empowering, and tailored to each individual’s unique needs. Her therapeutic style is compassionate, relational, and strengths-based while incorporating evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), DBT-informed interventions, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques.
Mikayla values building strong therapeutic relationships and helping clients feel seen, supported, and encouraged throughout their healing and growth journey.
Education:
Old Dominion University-MSEd,2022
College of William and Mary, BA 2019
Licenses and Certifications:
Licensed Professional Counselor (VA) # 0701016114
EMDR Training -Trauma Therapist Institute
Certified Trauma Professional- Evergreen Certification
Grief Recovery Method Specialist certified by the Grief Recovery Institute
While Mikayla is contracted with the following insurance payers, we recommend contacting your insurance company to determine if your plan has any restrictions or limitations:
- Anthem (Commercial and Medicaid)
- Aetna (pending)
- Aetna Better Health of Virginia (Medicaid)
- Cigna (pending)
- Humana Healthy Horizons Medicaid
- Optum/ UnitedHealthcare (Commercial and Medicaid)
