About Ayanna
Ayanna Mills is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and addiction. She also supports those dealing with self-esteem, career stress, trauma and abuse, anger, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue. Ayanna's approach is straightforward and caring, and she aims to build trust quickly so clients feel heard and understood.
She draws on 13 years of experience in mental health and combines practical techniques with a warm, person-focused style.
How Ayanna works
Sessions are a mix of talking things through, learning concrete skills, and trying small changes that fit each person's life. Her style is empathic and honest, and she focuses on meeting people where they are in the process of change. Ayanna uses methods that include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral tools, emotionally-focused work, client-centered listening, and mindfulness exercises.
These methods are used to help with mood, relationship patterns, coping with loss, and building new habits. She pays attention to practical steps as well as emotional understanding. She also works with issues like abandonment, attachment and blended family stress, body image, caregiver strain, codependency, commitment and communication problems, and substance use concerns.
Ayanna aims to offer concrete strategies alongside emotional support so people can notice small improvements over time. People can expect a collaborative process where goals are set together and progress is reviewed. She invites those who are ready to start a change to take the first step and explore whether her style feels like a good fit.
Ayanna lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Ayanna works with
The areas below are the ones Ayanna selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Missouri |
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Online support options
Online approaches for practical change and connection
Ayanna often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. This approach can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test small behavioral changes. CBT is useful for stress, mood shifts, relationship patterns, and managing recurring thoughts that get in the way of daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ayanna collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress is made. The therapist and client check in regularly to see what helps and what to try next.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break, and text or chat can be a shorter check-in when someone needs quick support. These options make it simpler to maintain consistent work on goals across a busy week.
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