Tayona Fraylon

Compassionate skill-based therapy for everyday challenges

LCMHC North Carolina

Experience: 5 years in practice
Focus areas: Relationship, Grief, Eating
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Tayona

Tayona Fraylon is a licensed clinical mental health counselor who draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people change unhelpful patterns of thinking and behavior.

Background and approach

With five years of professional experience practicing in North Carolina, she combines practical skill-building with compassionate support to address concerns such as relationship difficulties, grief and loss, mood symptoms, anxiety, and challenges related to eating and anger. Her approach emphasizes concrete strategies while remaining attuned to each person’s individual story and needs.

She also integrates elements from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy when appropriate, and she brings trauma-focused methods to work with histories of abuse and other traumatic experiences.

Tayona adapts conversations and treatment plans to fit each client, aiming to empower people as they navigate life changes, parenting challenges, caregiving stress, intimacy and self-esteem issues, and complex co-occurring concerns. She maintains a respectful, sensitive, and nonjudgmental manner throughout the therapeutic process.

Online Therapy with Evidence-Based Approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, mood regulation, and problems like insomnia or problematic eating by teaching practical strategies and structured skill practice.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and build psychological flexibility by learning to accept difficult emotions while committing to meaningful actions. This approach can support coping with grief, life transitions, and ongoing stressors.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Tayona works together with each client to explore which methods best match their goals, preferences, and the specifics of their situation, and she tailors treatment plans rather than applying a single method to every case.

Online therapy offers flexible access to licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options allow scheduling that fits work, caregiving responsibilities, or mobility needs while enabling ongoing skill practice and check-ins between live meetings.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Tayona commonly address?

She works with a wide range of issues including relationship struggles, grief, eating concerns, anger, depression, anxiety, addictions, LGBT-related issues, family dynamics, trauma and abuse, intimacy challenges, sleep problems, parenting stresses, self-esteem, bipolar symptoms, and coping with life changes.

Which therapeutic approaches shape her style?

The practice draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and trauma-focused techniques to combine skill-building, emotional regulation, and processing of traumatic experiences.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Tayona has five years of professional experience delivering psychotherapy and related supports in clinical settings.

What are her credentials and where is she licensed?

She is licensed as an LCMHC and holds the license number NC LCMHC 13729 in North Carolina.

Can people who speak other languages work with her?

She provides services in English only and is not documented as offering therapy in other languages.

Are international clients accepted?

She is not currently accepting clients from outside the country.

What formats are offered for sessions?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.

How does payment and scheduling work?

Fees vary by location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that may be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesGriefEating disordersAnger managementDepression

Also works with

Stress, Anxiety AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivity Isolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Trauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Licensed

North Carolina

Languages

English