Ayanna Jarrett, LMFT

Ayanna Jarrett is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Georgia who uses cognitive behavioral therapy as a central part of her work. She blends practical strategies with attentive listening to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship struggles. Ayanna speaks plainly and aims to make therapy feel approachable and doable for busy parents and caregivers.

She draws on 10 years of clinical experience helping people navigate grief, intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, and the long-term effects of abuse. Her work also covers issues such as ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, caregiver strain, and compassion fatigue. Ayanna pays attention to the systems around a person - how family patterns, attachment wounds, and daily routines shape feelings and behavior.

Her style mixes structured tools and open conversation. She helps people identify unhelpful thinking, practice new ways of responding, and build skills for calmer communication. Sessions aim to be practical: leaving with one or two steps to try between meetings. Ayanna encourages patience and steadiness, acknowledging that old patterns take time to change.

She also supports concerns tied to adoption, blended-family dynamics, aging and caregiver stress, and communication or control issues. This background informs problem-solving that connects symptoms to real-life demands like work, parenting, and household roles.

Ayanna offers therapy by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, and works with clients across different regions. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Ayanna commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and attachment-based ideas in her online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and practicing different behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. It emphasizes clear steps and skills you can try between sessions. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns in close bonds and communication, which can help with intimacy issues, family conflict, and caregiving stress.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist and client will talk about goals, what has helped in the past, and which methods feel most useful. Together they adjust the plan as progress is made, mixing skill-building, reflective conversation, and problem-solving when needed.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and role-play conversations, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat fits short check-ins or quick skill practice, and text messaging supports ongoing coaching between meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, parenting, and daily life while keeping sessions focused on clear steps and real-world change.