Ayanna Jarrett , LMFT

Ayanna Jarrett is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Georgia with ten years of professional experience helping individuals, couples, and families navigate difficult transitions and emotional pain. She approaches therapy with the belief that people are meant to support one another's growth and that lasting change typically comes from a combination of personal choices and learning new ways to respond to life’s challenges.

Trained in a wide variety of therapeutic modalities, she focuses on the systems in a client’s life that are not functioning well and works to help those systems shift. Her primary methods include Narrative Family Therapy alongside cognitive-behavioral (CBT) and dialectical behavior (DBT) approaches, and she incorporates solution-focused techniques when they fit a client’s goals. She is comfortable using any data-driven approach that will be effective for the person or family she is working with.

Ayanna has experience addressing grief and loss, narcissistic abuse, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, stress, blended family issues, parenting challenges for children with disabilities, and marriage counseling. Her manner is described as warm, lighthearted, inviting, and non-threatening while remaining knowledgeable and committed to helping clients develop new life skills and greater emotional stability. She encourages patience with the healing process, recognizing that learned patterns from childhood often take time to unlearn, and she invites clients who are ready to take on that work.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Ayanna Jarrett

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used to address anxiety, depression, stress, and patterns that get in the way of daily functioning by teaching practical skills to shift thinking and responses.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) blends acceptance and change strategies and emphasizes skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness. DBT can be helpful for people experiencing intense emotions, relationship challenges, or patterns of impulsive behavior.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns influence current connections and emotional responses. It helps clients understand attachment styles and build more secure, connected relationships, which can be useful for intimacy-related issues, family dynamics, and trauma recovery.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Ayanna works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors interventions over time so therapy fits the individual rather than forcing a single model.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - offer flexibility for scheduling and allow people to engage in consistent care from different locations. These formats can make it easier to maintain therapy during busy periods, manage accessibility needs, and practice skills between sessions with support from licensed professionals and therapists.