Ayanna Mills is a licensed professional counselor who brings 13 years of mental health experience to her work in Missouri.
01About Ayanna
Ayanna Mills is a licensed professional counselor who brings 13 years of mental health experience to her work in Missouri. She focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship and intimacy-related issues. She also helps people facing addictions, bipolar concerns, self-esteem struggles, and major life changes.
She uses a warm, straightforward style in sessions. Ayanna listens first, then helps people name patterns that get in the way. She blends practical tools with conversations about values and what matters most to each person.
Background and approach
Her approach draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral ideas, emotionally-focused techniques, and client-centered practice. That mix lets her offer skills for managing difficult feelings and space to process painful events or past trauma. Mindfulness practices are used when they fit a person's goals.
Ayanna has worked with many concerns linked to relationships and family life, including blended family issues, attachment and abandonment worries, communication problems, and caregiver stress. She also supports people dealing with body image, codependency, divorce and separation, and recovery from domestic violence or substance problems. Sessions are offered in English and can be arranged online in formats that match each person’s routine.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step get the process started so therapy can align with what a person needs now.
02Credentials
- LPC (Missouri)
- License 2019003930 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1629536016 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Ayanna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Ayanna names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Ayanna names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Approaches that translate well to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns, which often gives clear skills people can practice between sessions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy centers on understanding feelings and repairing patterns in close relationships when intimacy or attachment is a concern.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and together they will try methods that fit those needs. That collaborative way makes it easier to adjust techniques as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option or useful when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or text messaging can support quick check-ins, shorter coaching-style work, or ongoing reminders of tools learned in sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy days.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, bipolar-related issues, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include trauma and abuse, career strain, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is empathic, genuine, and direct. She listens first, builds rapport, and then uses practical strategies alongside deeper emotional work.
What is her background and experience?
She has 13 years of experience in the mental health field and has worked with a wide range of diagnoses and life concerns.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She holds an LPC credential - Licensed Professional Counselor - and practices in Missouri.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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