Kayla Rodriguez

Kayla Rodriguez is Adjunct Professor at University of Maine School of Social Work, specializing in trauma-informed care and animal-assisted interventions. Her practice integrates clinical social work with organizational policy advocacy.

Clinical expertise includes:

• Trauma counseling using EMDR and mind-body approaches
• Animal-assisted interventions
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Prior experience includes coordinating victim advocacy services at University of Denver and implementing trauma-informed policies in university settings. Current teaching focuses on micro/macro practice integration and clinical intervention techniques.

As licensed clinical social worker, Rodriguez maintains practice interests in campus-based interventions and trauma response system development.