Kayla McKeown, MSW, RSW

Kayla facilitates skills groups at DBT Hamilton. She is a Registered Social Worker in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW) as well as a member of the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW). 

Kayla completed her undergraduate studies in Social Work at McMaster University and went on to complete her Master of Social Work, specializing in Health and Mental Health at the Factor Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at University of Toronto. Kayla’s work experience and training has focused on Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. Kayla has completed intensive DBT training through the Treatment Implementation Collaborative and supervision in applying DBT with individuals and groups struggling with emotion dysregulation. 

Kayla has worked at the Bridge to Recovery and within the Borderline Personality Disorder Service at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. Presently, she is working in pediatric Eating Disorders at McMaster Children’s Hospital.