Folayan Williams, LPC - Therapist in Georgia

About Folayan

Folayan Williams is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Georgia with 13 years of clinical experience. She uses a down-to-earth, strengths-focused approach that centers the client’s own knowledge about their life. She believes people already carry resources that can help them move through hard moments, and she offers steady support while clients try new ways of coping and relating.

Folayan blends Client-Centered Therapy with practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.

Background and approach

That mix lets her listen closely while also teaching skills to reduce anxiety, manage intense emotions, and shift unhelpful thought patterns. She keeps things straightforward and skill-oriented so parents and family members can try small changes between sessions. Her work covers stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, and coping with life changes.

She also addresses issues such as self-esteem, anger, impulsivity, caregiver stress, communication problems, and workplace difficulties. Folayan aims to help clients build clearer boundaries, better communication, and more reliable routines. Sessions tend to emphasize practical steps, emotional validation, and collaborative problem solving.

She encourages a pace that fits each person’s situation and priorities. The goal is to create manageable change rather than forcing quick fixes. Folayan offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs.

Conversations are geared toward what will actually help in daily life, whether that means parenting strategies, coping tools for anxiety, or repairing strained relationships.

How Folayan’s Approaches Work Online

Folayan uses Client-Centered Therapy to build a collaborative relationship where the client’s perspective guides the work. That approach focuses on listening, empathy, and supporting each person’s strengths while they decide what changes to try.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which targets the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. CBT provides concrete exercises and strategies to reduce anxiety, shift negative thinking, and improve day-to-day functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Folayan will discuss goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up to choose techniques that fit. She works together with clients to adjust methods and pace as needed rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. These formats let people fit sessions around family schedules, school runs, or work hours. They also allow follow-up through short messages between meetings when that helps maintain progress and practice new skills.

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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Folayan address?

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, and coping with life changes. She also works on self-esteem, anger, ADHD-related struggles, and workplace or caregiver stress.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style is client-centered, which means she listens closely and treats the client as the expert in their life. She combines that with skill-based techniques to teach practical tools for managing thoughts and emotions.

How many years has she been practicing?

She has 13 years of professional experience working with a range of concerns related to stress, relationships, family dynamics, and emotional regulation.

What credentials and location are listed?

Folayan is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, with license number GA LPC LPC008459, and she practices in Georgia.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 13 years
Licensed: Georgia
Languages: English

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