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Ayanna Jarrett

Supportive family-focused therapy for parents

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Credentials
LMFT
Experience
10 years
Licensed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Ayanna

Ayanna Jarrett is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Georgia. She brings ten years of clinical experience to work with parents and families facing stress, grief, trauma, and everyday relationship struggles. Her style is warm, inviting, and straightforward, aiming to make therapy feel manageable for busy caregivers.

Ayanna focuses on the systems around a person - the patterns between family members and the routines that shape daily life.

Background and approach

She draws on practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and emotion-focused work to help people spot unhelpful patterns and try new ways of relating. Sessions emphasize small, usable steps that fit into family routines. She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early bonds affect current relationships and parenting choices.

That perspective helps when parenting, blended family issues, adoption and foster care concerns, or attachment-related struggles are part of the picture. Ayanna integrates techniques based on what the client needs rather than a single fixed method. Parents who are coping with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, ADHD, caregiver stress, or changes in family structure can expect practical strategies and emotion coaching.

She pays attention to timing and pacing, understanding that change takes time and steady practice. Sessions aim to build skills that people can use between meetings. Ayanna works in English and accepts international clients.

Her background includes work with a wide range of issues from parenting children with disabilities to compassion fatigue and career stress. She encourages patience and steady progress as families learn new ways to cope and connect.

Approaches that inform online family and parenting work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current parenting and emotional responses. It helps caregivers understand bonding, sensitivity, and how to respond differently to children and family members. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on how thoughts and behaviors influence mood and stress. It offers clear skills for managing anxiety, anger, or low mood and practical steps parents can try between sessions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on feelings and how they affect relationships; it helps families name emotions and shift patterns that keep people stuck.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try specific techniques, and adjust the plan if something does not fit. Clients are invited to give feedback so sessions stay useful and relevant to their family life.

Online therapy with Ayanna uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make work on parenting and family patterns more accessible. These formats let parents fit sessions into tight schedules, revisit notes between meetings, and practice new skills at home. The variety of session types supports steady progress when life is busy or travel is difficult.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What family and parenting concerns does she address?
She helps with parenting challenges, blended family issues, adoption and foster care questions, grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, and caregiver stress. The practice also covers ADHD, compassion fatigue, and problems with communication and boundaries.
What is Ayanna's therapeutic style like?
Her approach is warm, inviting, and practical. She combines attachment-based ideas with cognitive behavioral and emotion-focused techniques to create clear steps parents can try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience working with families and individuals on issues such as trauma, grief, parenting, and chronic stress. That background supports work on complex family patterns and life transitions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - with license GA LMFT MFT001540. Her practice location is in Georgia.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. She accepts international clients and can work with people outside the U.S.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Multiple formats allow flexibility for different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing the short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling based on the therapist's availability. That initial match helps identify goals and a suitable approach.

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Experience
10 years
Licensed
Georgia
Languages
English

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