About Aisha
Aisha Jakachira helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and parenting strain. She also supports clients facing LGBT questions, anger, self-esteem struggles, career quandaries, and compassion fatigue. Aisha brings a calm, direct presence to sessions and focuses on practical steps people can use right away.
Aisha holds a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling and works with a client-centered style. She uses straightforward talk, goal-setting, and skills practice rather than jargon.
How Aisha works
Over 15 years in the field, she has seen many different situations and learns what helps each person move forward. Her background includes work across settings such as inpatient and outpatient care, residential programs, schools, corrections, and community services. That variety shaped a flexible approach to treatment and to problem-solving.
She adapts sessions to what each person needs most at the moment. Aisha draws from several therapeutic methods when appropriate. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts, Dialectical Behavior Therapy to build emotional skills, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for trauma work, and mindfulness to reduce reactivity.
She blends these with a client-centered focus to keep the work personal and practical. Sessions can include skill practice, short-term coaching, and longer-term therapy depending on goals. Aisha aims to create a respectful space where people can try new ways of coping and take steady steps toward change.
Aisha lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Aisha works with
The areas below are the ones Aisha selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Arizona |
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Online support options
How Aisha’s Approaches Work Online
Aisha commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and shift mood. DBT teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating distress.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions grounded in the client’s priorities. That approach centers the conversation on what matters most to the person and adapts methods to match their pace. Deciding which approaches to use is collaborative; the therapist will help weigh options based on the client’s goals and preferences and adjust over time as needs change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions work well for in-depth conversations and guided skill practice. Phone sessions can fit a short check-in or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging allow brief updates, coaching between sessions, or support when a full session isn’t possible. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and maintain continuity across different circumstances.
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