Dr. Kenya King

Dr. Kenya L. King is a Florida-licensed psychologist (FL Psychologist PY10101) based in Tampa, Florida, with 15 years of experience supporting children and adults through a wide range of mental health and life challenges. She earned both her Master’s degree and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). In her work at Aya Psychological and Wellness Services LLC, she emphasizes ethical practice, professionalism, and a steady focus on client well-being and meaningful personal change.

Having worked across multiple clinical settings in both rural and urban communities, Dr. King brings comfort and competence in partnering with people from diverse backgrounds and with varied therapeutic needs. The individuals she has served have differed across age, relationship and marital status, educational and socioeconomic backgrounds, military and Veteran status, physical ability, sexual orientation, gender, race, and ethnicity. Her clinical experience spans both individual and group therapy, and she has worked with clients across the lifespan, from early childhood through later adulthood.

Dr. King has trained under recognized experts in childhood anxiety and trauma-related concerns, and her professional background includes community mental health, private practice, residential treatment settings, and work within the Veterans Affairs Medical system. Her clinical expertise includes concerns such as depression, anxiety, PTSD and trauma, grief, stress and anger management, self-esteem, behavioral problems in children, coping with medical conditions, and improving physical health. She is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a structured, research-informed approach that helps people understand and change unhelpful patterns in thoughts and behaviors. She is also trained in Prolonged Exposure and Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD for both children and adults, and she provides comprehensive psychological assessments addressing areas such as psychiatric symptoms, personality, and intellectual, academic, and cognitive functioning.

In therapy, Dr. King aims to create an open, engaging, nonjudgmental space where clients can speak freely about what is bringing them in and what they hope to accomplish. She prioritizes treatments grounded in clinical science while also approaching each person as more than a set of symptoms. Her style is collaborative and attentive to interpersonal patterns, culture, beliefs, strengths, and skills, with integration of cognitive, interpersonal, psychodynamic, humanistic, motivational, supportive, and multicultural perspectives as appropriate.