Kafayat (Ayoka) Hannah, LISW - Therapist in South Carolina

About Kafayat

Kafayat (Ayoka) Hannah is a Licensed Independent Social Worker with 18 years of experience practicing in South Carolina. She focuses on practical support for people facing anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and issues that touch identity and belonging. Hannah emphasizes clear, steady guidance so clients can make manageable changes in daily life.

Her style is warm and person-focused. She listens for what matters most to each person and helps set realistic goals.

Background and approach

Sessions often involve straightforward tools and small steps that build confidence over time. Hannah draws on several evidence-based approaches to shape sessions, including cognitive behavioral techniques and skills from dialectical behavior therapy. She also uses client-centered methods that follow the person’s lead and solution-focused strategies to find workable next steps.

She works with a wide range of concerns such as parenting stress, grief, trauma and abuse, sleep issues, anger, self-esteem, career struggles, and compassion fatigue. Additional areas include divorce and separation, infertility and pregnancy-related concerns, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and financial or workplace stress. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are welcome.

Therapy is delivered through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. The process begins by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits the client’s needs.

Practical approaches for online family and life concerns

Client-Centered Therapy follows the person’s lead and focuses on listening and understanding what each client says matters most. It helps when someone needs an accepting space to talk through identity, family stress, or personal goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches specific skills to change unhelpful patterns; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with clients about their goals and preferences and recommend one or a mix of approaches that fit. That collaboration aims to match practical techniques to the concerns a person brings and to adjust methods over time as needs change.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. These options let people schedule around work, childcare, or health limits and choose the format that feels easiest to use. Many clients find that remote sessions help maintain consistency and fit therapy into busy family lives.

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 issues does she help with?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, and related issues like sleep problems and anger.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her approach is warm and person-focused, using clear listening, goal setting, and practical tools so clients can take small, manageable steps forward.

How long has she practiced?

She has 18 years of professional experience as a licensed social worker in South Carolina.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a LISW with license number SC LISW 14712 and practices in South Carolina.

Are sessions offered in other languages or countries?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
LGBT
Relationship issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 18 years
Licensed: South Carolina
Languages: English

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