- Years in practice
- 22
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Mississippi
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Ayanna
Ayanna Gill-Cooper is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 22 years of experience practicing in Mississippi. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety while supporting broader concerns like depression, grief, and self-esteem. Her work also addresses parenting and family-related challenges, along with multicultural issues and concerns affecting LGBT individuals.
She aims to make sessions feel open and nonjudgmental so clients can talk about difficult thoughts and feelings. Ayanna encourages practical steps that fit each person’s life rather than one-size-fits-all solutions.
Background and approach
She emphasizes steady progress over quick fixes and celebrates small changes made along the way. Ayanna brings two decades of practice to sessions, drawing on experience with trauma, relationship struggles, eating issues, anger, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue. That background helps her recognize common patterns and offer workable ways to cope and adapt.
She listens for what matters most to each person before suggesting a path forward. Her approach blends respect for cultural background with attention to immediate problems parents and individuals face. She helps people set realistic goals and develop skills they can use between sessions.
The focus is on usable strategies for handling stress, parenting demands, and life transitions. People who reach out can expect a calm, steady presence and practical ideas to try. Ayanna supports clients as they take steps toward better daily functioning and improved mood.
She views therapy as a partnership built on trust and clear communication.
What Ayanna works with
Everything Ayanna lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Ayanna helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Multicultural concerns
How evidence-based approaches work online
The therapist uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical coping and emotional understanding. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with more realistic thoughts to reduce anxiety and low mood. Another approach centers on building coping skills and behavioral strategies to manage stress, regulate emotions, and handle parenting demands.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to clarify goals, try different methods, and adjust based on what helps most. Together they will pick techniques that match the client’s needs, culture, and daily life so progress feels realistic and doable.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and fuller communication, while phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter updates, quick coping tips, or those who prefer writing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue work between sessions.
Questions people ask about Ayanna
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting pressures, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, anger, bipolar symptoms, self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and multicultural concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
She creates an open, nonjudgmental space and focuses on practical steps clients can use between sessions. The tone is supportive and goal-oriented.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 22 years of professional work experience in counseling and related services.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an MS and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Mississippi.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
She works through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are fees and scheduling handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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