Tayona Fraylon, LCMHC

Tayona Fraylon is a licensed clinical mental health counselor in North Carolina. She focuses on relationship concerns and related struggles like grief, eating issues, anger, depression, and anxiety. Tayona emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and a straightforward style to help people take the next steps toward change.

She uses a collaborative approach that adapts to each person's needs. Conversations are shaped around what matters most to the client, and treatment plans are adjusted as progress is made. Tayona aims to create a space where people can speak honestly about pain and goals.

Her work draws on several evidence-based methods, chosen to match the problem at hand. That can mean focusing on thoughts and behaviors, building practical coping skills, or addressing trauma when it’s needed. The methods are used to help with issues such as addictions, intimacy-related concerns, sleep problems, and self-esteem struggles.

With five years of experience as an LCMHC, she brings practical experience supporting people through life changes. Tayona also helps clients dealing with parenting strain, caregiver stress, body image, and complex grief. She pays attention to how past attachment and abandonment experiences shape current relationships.

Sessions are guided by client goals and paced to fit each person. Tayona encourages small, manageable steps so change feels possible. She offers support aimed at helping people feel more stable, connected, and able to move forward.

How Tayona’s approaches inform online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most to them and take action toward those values even when emotions are strong. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is commonly used for depression, anxiety, and eating concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal skills to manage intense emotions and relationship strain.

Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Tayona works with clients to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That process is collaborative and may shift over time as needs change.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when days are tight. It also lets people work with licensed professionals from different locations while still focusing on real-world problems like grief, relationship difficulties, sleep issues, and coping with life changes.