Ayanna Jarrett , LMFT

Ayanna Jarrett is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with ten years of clinical experience helping individuals, couples, and families navigate life’s most difficult moments. She approaches therapy from a systems perspective, examining the relationships and patterns around a person to identify what is not working and to support meaningful change. Trained in a variety of therapeutic methods, she uses Narrative Family Therapy, cognitive behavioral and dialectical techniques, and solution-focused strategies, selecting data-driven approaches that fit each client's needs.

Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns, including grief and loss, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety and stress, blended family challenges, parenting children with disabilities, narcissistic abuse, and marriage counseling. She emphasizes that lasting change often comes from combining personal choice with new ways of responding to life’s challenges, and she works to equip clients with practical skills and emotional insights to support that change.

Ayanna’s manner is described in her work as warm, lighthearted, inviting, and nonthreatening, while remaining focused and knowledgeable. She encourages patience with the healing process and acknowledges that unlearning long-standing dysfunctional patterns takes time. As an LMFT, she prioritizes relational systems and collaborative problem solving to move people toward greater emotional stability and a more fulfilling life.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Ayanna integrates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns - an approach that can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes. She also draws on attachment-based therapy to explore how early relationship experiences shape current bonds and to strengthen connection and emotional regulation in intimate and family relationships. In addition, her client-centered work emphasizes empathy, collaboration, and listening, creating space for clients to set goals and guide the pace of therapy.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Ayanna works with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and she adapts methods as therapy progresses to find what fits best for that individual or family.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility for those balancing work, family, and other commitments. Sessions can take place by video call or phone, and Ayanna also provides live chat and text-based messaging options to accommodate different communication styles and schedules. This range of formats makes it easier to maintain continuity of care and to access licensed professionals from a distance.