Kaylin Ford, LPC received her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Johns Hopkins University, and is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania. Kaylin began her mental health career working in Baltimore City, Maryland as a community-based therapist, where she worked one-on-one with families in disadvantaged communities.

 

Kaylin currently works in an Acute Partial Hospitalization Program at a Behavioral Health Hospital. She performs Intake Assessments, Psycho-Educational Groups, Family Therapy, and Case Management. 

 

Kaylin has a love of acting, and has seen the power of utilizing improv and theater techniques within her group sessions. She is currently attending trainings in experiential therapy and psycho drama to gain new interactive approaches to therapy. 

 

In her work, Kaylin noticed how uncomfortable and resistant people, especially teenagers, were to mental health care. Kaylin found that when she used non-traditional interactive approaches, people were more willing to engage. This prompted Kaylin to launch Light Your World Today (LYWT). LYWT provides a non-traditional approach to therapy by incorporating the arts (theater, dance, poetry, music etc.). When utilizing these techniques, Kaylin found that people were able to find new ways to express themselves and comfortably talk about their mental health struggles

 

Kaylin's main goal is to break the stigma of mental health in minority communities, and teach the importance of finding one’s inner L.I.G.H.T. to begin "Living In Great Happiness & Truth".