Arianna Ayala

Practical, client-centered care with CBT insights

LPC Virginia

Experience: 7 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Grief
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Arianna

Arianna Ayala is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, grief, and challenges with self-esteem and depression.

Background and approach

She draws on seven years of clinical experience to support clients navigating relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, parenting struggles, anger, career transitions, and coping with life changes. Her broader areas of focus include attachment and abandonment difficulties, process and substance-related addictions, multicultural concerns, and reactions to prejudice and discrimination.

Arianna uses a client-centered stance that prioritizes each person's strengths and goals, and she frequently incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to explore links among thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. She also integrates mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and psychodynamic ideas when they fit a client's needs.

Her aim is to help clients access their internal resources, identify practical solutions, and build new skills for healthier relationships with themselves and others. People who work with her can expect to be treated with attentiveness and respect while developing concrete tools to move forward.

For those ready to begin, she offers a collaborative therapeutic process focused on growth and practical change.

Combining practical approaches for online care

Arianna commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and change patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to emotional distress; this approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and many everyday struggles. She also practices Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening, empathy, and supporting clients to find their own answers by building on their strengths. When helpful, mindfulness techniques are woven into sessions to increase present-moment awareness and coping skills for stress and emotional regulation.

Deciding which approach fits best is part of the collaborative work she does with each person. She will explore a client's needs, goals, and preferences and adapt methods over time so that therapy feels useful and aligned with what the client hopes to achieve.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These options can make it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, or other commitments, and they allow licensed professionals to deliver consistent therapeutic support across a range of concerns.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Arianna address?

She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, parenting, anger, career matters, and coping with life changes, among other related areas.

What is her therapeutic style and approach?

Her practice is client-centered and strength-based, often using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to examine connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors while also drawing on mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and psychodynamic ideas when appropriate.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has seven years of experience working with clients across a range of mental health and addiction-related concerns.

What credentials and location apply to her practice?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia with license number VA LPC 0701010298.

In which languages are sessions available and can she see international clients?

Sessions are offered in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are offered for remote therapy?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as available formats for online work.

How is cost handled for her services?

Cost varies depending on location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Grief Self esteem Depression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameJealousyMulticultural concernsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Women's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

7+ years

Licensed

Virginia

Languages

English