About me

I am a licensed professional counselor (LPC-S) with 10 years of counseling and training experience, licensed in Mississippi. I have experience helping adults, couples, and families, from diverse backgrounds and with a wide variety of problems. However, the focus of my work is behavioral health and co-occurring mental health concerns and substance use problems. I am trained in a myriad of evidenced based techniques and adapt my approach to fit the needs of the individual with whom I am working. My passion is helping a person attain their personal goals and improve their quality of life. I tend to integrate person centered approaches, motivational enhancement, cognitive behavioral treatment, acceptance and commitment treatment, mindfulness practices, and meditation to achieve a tailored set of interventions for achieving significant and sustainable change. I am skilled in helping with mood problems, anxiety , relationship concerns, addictions, trauma and abuse, phase of life problems, vocational concerns, identity issues, and personality disorders. Together we may: 1) identify and challenge negative patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving; 2) learn to let go of shame, guilt, & anger associated with trauma or complicated grief; 3) replace old patterns with new patterns through developing healthy self-care practices; 4) cultivate a personal sense of purpose and connection to self and others. I strive to provide a safe and affirming environment for a person to explore and process their concerns.

Specialties

  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Addictions
  • Anger management
  • Self esteem, Motivation
  • Depression
Also experienced in:
LGBT , Relationship issues , Family conflicts , Trauma and abuse , Grief , Intimacy-related issues , Eating disorders , Sleeping disorders , Parenting issues , Career difficulties , Bipolar disorder , Coping with life changes , Read more...

Clinical approaches:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Years of Experience: 15

Services offered


  • Messaging

  • Live Chat

  • Phone

  • Video

Licensing

MS LPC 2108

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Alayna Bryant. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with Teen Counseling might be different.

Written on Jun 01, 2025 after therapy with Alayna for 1 month

Alayna is great and we love her!

Written on May 16, 2025 after therapy with Alayna for 1 year and 2 months on issues concerning relationship

Alayna is wonderful to work with. She is excellent at putting us at ease, and she shares anecdotes that are relatable and refreshing.

Written on May 12, 2025 after therapy with Alayna for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, anger management, compassion fatigue, and adhd

Alayna has been amazing and has turned around my initial thoughts towards therapy.

Written on Apr 22, 2025 after therapy with Alayna for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes

Alayna quickly understood my needs and I really appreciate her help after only a few weeks.

Written on Dec 23, 2024 after therapy with Alayna for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, and coping with life changes

I would highly recommend Alayna Bryant through and through! She completely rocks and I appreciate her so so much!

Written on Nov 13, 2024 after therapy with Alayna for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, grief, self esteem, and coping with life changes

I was pleasantly surprised by how much therapy helped me. My therapist provided me with great exercises to help me.

Written on Nov 10, 2024 after therapy with Alayna for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, and adhd

She connected with me, I took a leap and trusted in her experience. Her patience and her ability to listen has earned that trust.

Written on Jun 07, 2024 after therapy with Alayna for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, compassion fatigue, and adhd

She is amazing!

Written on Jan 03, 2024 after therapy with Alayna for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd

Alayna and I established a rapport almost immediately. I found her very easy to open up to early on which is sort of a different from some past experiences in therapy for me. She’s a great listener, a skilled clinician, and has a wide range of therapeutic tools in her arsenal. She’s really a great fit for me and I’d highly recommend her.

Written on Aug 01, 2023 after therapy with Alayna for 4 months

Alayna has basically saved my life.

Written on Jan 11, 2023 after therapy with Alayna for 1 year and 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd

I would recommend booking a therapy session with Alayna Bryant. She is great.

Written on Nov 18, 2022 after therapy with Alayna for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue

I am very pleased with Alayna and how well she has taken care of listening to me. I like how much she helps me look at things from a different perspective!

Written on Aug 15, 2022 after therapy with Alayna for 1 year and 8 months on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue

Alayna has been amazing. I don't know where I'd be without her support

Written on Apr 25, 2022 after therapy with Alayna for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and self esteem

She is very professional, knowledgeable and easy to talk to.

Written on Mar 31, 2022 after therapy with Alayna for 4 months on issues concerning relationship

Amazing therapist !
Alayna has been a positive change in our lives. We are fortunate to have her as our therapist.

Written on Mar 30, 2022 after therapy with Alayna for 1 year and 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes

I am so grateful for Alayna. She is fantastic. She remembers details I tell her. She is kind and compassionate. I'm making real progress and have never had such a successful experience in counselling before. I can not recommend her enough. She is the best.

Written on Jan 18, 2022 after therapy with Alayna for 1 year and 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd

One year and four months ago, I was lost and hopeless. I was in severe emotional distress. I felt like I was drowning and desperately reached for help.
Alayna caught my hand, got me back onto solid ground. Through my past and present she shone a new light: kind, compassionate and realistic.
Her therapeutic approach helped me a lot.
I wholeheartedly recommend her.

Written on Jan 03, 2022 after therapy with Alayna for 3 months on issues concerning self esteem

Alayna is great! She listens and offers excellent advice. I appreciate that she always reaches out to check on me and shows that she cares. I enjoy our conversation, and I can see the effort she puts in.

Written on Oct 04, 2021 after therapy with Alayna for 6 months on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and coaching

Alayna is amazing and has helped me so much already

Written on Jun 26, 2021 after therapy with Alayna for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes

After trying many therapists, I am happy to have found Alayna. She is very professional while maintaining a supportive and constructive attitude. In two sessions she has already helped me identify, and helped me build a plan for some areas of improvements. She is a joy. Highly recommend

Written on Jun 16, 2021 after therapy with Alayna for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, and eating disorders

Alayna is the best, it feels like I am talking to a friend when I talk to her but she has meaningful insight and advice

Written on May 17, 2021 after therapy with Alayna for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes

Alayna is a wonderful counsellor. She is a great listener & always has something insightful to say. I very much appreciate my weekly talks with her. She offers me resources that I find very helpful and her approach is gentle and compassionate but she still emphasizes accountability. I absolutely recommend her

Written on May 07, 2021 after therapy with Alayna for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem

Even after my first session I felt very understood and supported by Alayna. She gave me tools to use and helped me find clarity.

Written on Apr 21, 2021 after therapy with Alayna for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue

Alayna gave me the advice and emotional support I needed when I couldn't cope with multiple sources of stress on my own.

Written on Mar 31, 2021 after therapy with Alayna for 2 months on issues concerning relationship

We were both a little hesitant to go into couples therapy but Alyana has been brilliant. She was so friendly and warm from the offset it was easy to open up and feel listened to. She is always offering up a good perspective in our joint sessions as well as giving us individual attention and time to work on ourselves. Overall teen counseling have been Extremely professional and efficient as a service.

Written on Mar 17, 2021 after therapy with Alayna for 1 month on issues concerning relationship

Alayana is neutral
Listen very carefully,
Always comes up with a solution .

Written on Mar 01, 2021 after therapy with Alayna for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, and self esteem

She is a great help in all things.
Big or small, I’ve always been able to work through everything and so far the advice given has worked immediately for me.
Her techniques and suggestions are easy to pick up and she makes things easy to understand.

Written on Dec 22, 2020 after therapy with Alayna for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, coaching, and compassion fatigue

I’ve worked with a few different therapists throughout my life, and Alayna is by far my favorite. She’s kind, respectful, an amazing listener, and makes it feel effortless to open up. I’ve noticed more progress in a couple sessions with her than I did in months of therapy with other counselors. I’m so happy I found her!

Written on Nov 30, 2020 after therapy with Alayna for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes

Alayna works with me in a way that makes me feel supported. She helps me break down the my anxious thoughts and find ways to restructure my thinking, so I can be more successful in my daily life.

Written on Oct 21, 2020 after therapy with Alayna for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue

Alayna is a great and effective counselor. She supports me in my process.

Written on Oct 15, 2020 after therapy with Alayna for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and trauma and abuse

Alayna is easy to talk to and makes me feel comfortable. My first thought on online therapy was that it wouldn’t work but she makes me feel understood, important and she very much does not make me feel judged. I would recommend her to everyone I know.

Written on Oct 04, 2020 after therapy with Alayna for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, sleeping disorders, self esteem, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and adhd

Lovely person to talk to with. She understands and supports nicely and have information which can help to deal with depression.

Written on Sep 26, 2020 after therapy with Alayna for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, anger management, and adhd

I've had a great experience with Alayna. It took a couple weeks for me to warm up to virtual counseling and the teen counseling structure but once I did I've been finding it really beneficial. Alayna listens really well and helps convey thoughts that I have trouble understanding back to me in a concise and actionable way to allow me to reflect. She also listens to patterns of our conversations to help me understand some things I'm struggling with from a bigger picture. Alayna really let's you guide the sessions and supports you based on your expectations of the sessions.

Written on Sep 25, 2020 after therapy with Alayna for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, and trauma and abuse

Alayna is very understanding and her calm demeanor sets the tone for any session. She really listens and spends time thinking of ways she can help me uniquely. She’s a very warm and comforting person, it’s easy to share things with her.

Written on Sep 08, 2020 after therapy with Alayna for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, eating disorders, self esteem, and coping with life changes

The time I spent with Alayna was great!!! She’s very open and compassionate... She believed in me and supported me... She was able to help me navigate through all the mess around me... Thank you Alayna

Written on Sep 07, 2020 after therapy with Alayna for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes

Alayna is fantastic. She offers great advice and great supports. She listens to issues and provides great feedback. Very pleased with everything Alayna has offered me so far

Written on Aug 09, 2020 after therapy with Alayna for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and self esteem

I always feel very good after talking to Alayna, she is very thoughtful and understands how to approach different topics. She knows how to create space to allow someone to express themselves and has a lot of helpful suggestions

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