About Aiyana
Aiyana Ma'at is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) in the District of Columbia with 24 years of experience. She focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem concerns, relationship strain, and major life changes. She creates a calm setting where clients can slow down and name what feels overwhelming.
Her style is warm and collaborative. Sessions aim to clarify patterns that keep someone feeling stuck and to try practical steps that change everyday interactions.
How Aiyana works
Conversations often address how early relationships and family history shape current feelings and choices. She uses a blend of approaches that include attachment-based thinking, client-centered listening, and cognitive behavioral tools. That mix is used to notice unhelpful thoughts, practice new ways of communicating, and strengthen emotional connection with oneself and others.
Mindfulness ideas and relationship-focused techniques are woven in when useful. Aiyana pays attention to relationship issues like communication problems, commitment concerns, infidelity, and blended family challenges. She also helps with abandonment and attachment wounds, codependency, isolation, forgiveness work, and the fallout from separation or domestic violence.
Sessions are offered in English and are designed for people who want practical change alongside deeper understanding. The work moves at a pace set by each person, aiming for clearer thinking, steadier emotions, and more intentional choices.
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What Aiyana works with
The areas below are the ones Aiyana selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 24 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | District of Columbia |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approach-based care in online sessions
Aiyana often draws from attachment-based therapy to look at how early connections shape current relationships and emotional responses. That approach helps people understand patterns of closeness, fear of abandonment, and ways of relating when stress rises.She also uses client-centered therapy, which emphasizes listening and building on each person's strengths. This approach creates space to reflect and make decisions at a comfortable pace. Cognitive behavioral therapy, used selectively, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and lift mood.
Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences rather than using a single fixed method. That collaboration continues as progress is reviewed and plans are adjusted.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and relational work, phone sessions fit when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed, and messaging or live chat can support short updates, skills practice, or scheduling flexibility. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and maintain regular contact between sessions.
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