Jendayi Ford, LCSW - Therapist in California

About Jendayi

Jendayi Ford is a licensed clinical social worker with eleven years of practice in California. She focuses on helping people handle stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. She offers straightforward tools and practical strategies aimed at everyday problems.

Parents and caregivers often look to her for clear guidance around parenting and caregiver stress. Her style is grounded and direct. Sessions are a place to talk through what is happening now and try usable steps that fit daily life.

Background and approach

She mixes short-term problem solving with conversations about how stories and beliefs shape choices. That combination helps people untangle patterns and make different decisions. Jendayi uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which connects thoughts, feelings, and actions to change unhelpful patterns.

She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to build calm and presence, and Motivational Interviewing to clarify goals and strengthen commitment. These methods are chosen to match a person’s needs rather than being applied the same way to everyone. She works with a wide range of concerns including relationships, addiction, trauma, grief, identity-related stress, and aging or caregiver issues.

Her approach pays attention to multicultural stress and the impact of prejudice and discrimination. Sessions aim to leave people with concrete next steps they can try between meetings. Jendayi practices in California and holds the LCSW credential, California license number 27913.

Conversations are in English and she offers live formats that suit busy schedules.

Evidence-informed approaches and online flexibility

Jendayi often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. CBT is practical and helps with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. She also draws on Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and build presence. These practices can support stress, anger, and grief work while grounding day-to-day routines.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She and the client will decide which method fits the goals and preferences. Sessions can combine techniques and shift over time as needs change, with the client’s input guiding the plan.

Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules and caregiving duties. The variety of formats allows for check-ins, longer sessions, or short problem-focused exchanges depending on what feels most useful.

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.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Motivational Interviewing

A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, addiction, trauma and grief among other areas.

How would you describe the therapeutic style?

The approach is practical and collaborative with an emphasis on actionable steps, short-term problem solving, and exploring personal stories that shape behavior.

What is her professional background?

She has eleven years of clinical experience working with a broad range of concerns and brings practical skills for coping and life adjustments.

Which credentials and location are listed?

She is an LCSW licensed in California with license number CA LCSW 27913 and practices in California.

Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

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

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and services are provided through a subscription 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: 11 years
Licensed: California
Languages: English

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