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Jamayla Gray

Jamayla Gray, LPCC

Therapist in California

Compassionate counselor helping people build meaningful change

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  • Client-centered approach
  • Practical skill building
  • Focus on relationships

About Jamayla

Jamayla Gray is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in California with six years of experience. She focuses on helping people navigate anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and challenges like low self-esteem and addictions. Jamayla creates calm, nonjudgmental space so clients can talk about difficult feelings and find what matters to them.

She blends practical tools with a warm, client-centered stance. Sessions emphasize clear steps people can try between meetings, like small behavior changes and thought experiments. Jamayla uses approaches that help people notice painful patterns, name what they value, and take actions that line up with those values.

Her work often addresses intimacy and relationship concerns, including jealousy and communication problems. She also supports people facing stress from work, caregiving, chronic health issues, or life transitions. Jamayla pays attention to sexual identity and related concerns, and she tailors goals to each person’s situation.

Clients can expect straightforward conversation and collaborative goal-setting. Jamayla invites questions and helps people break goals into manageable steps. She frames progress as gradual, and adjusts strategies when something isn’t working.

Her background includes six years of clinical practice in California and training that draws on cognitive and emotion-focused methods. Jamayla speaks English and accepts international clients. To begin, follow the site’s Start Therapy flow and complete the short matching questionnaire.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and patterns like avoidance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with new behaviors and experiments, which can reduce worry and change habits. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding emotions and improving how people express needs and connect with others, which often helps with intimacy and relationship tension.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jamayla will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and how they respond to different techniques. Together they pick or blend methods that suit the person’s situation and adjust plans over time as progress is observed.

The profile does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing meetings during work breaks or between other obligations. It can also allow shorter check-ins when a quick strategy session is needed, or longer sessions when deeper emotional work is the goal. Licensed professionals often adapt activities - like worksheets, behavioral experiments, and emotion-focused exercises - to work well in remote sessions.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Credentials

California

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Jamayla help with?

She works with anxiety, depression, addictions, low self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, and related concerns such as grief, trauma, and stress.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is warm and client-centered with a focus on practical steps. Sessions combine emotional exploration with concrete skills people can practice between meetings.

What kind of clinical experience does she have?

Jamayla has six years of professional experience supporting people through mood concerns, relationship challenges, and behavioral issues.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) licensed in California.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original profile does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How does payment and cost work?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Click the continue button on this profile, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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