Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Jendayi works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Jendayi
Jendayi Ford is a licensed clinical social worker with eleven years of experience helping people manage strong emotions and life changes. She focuses on practical strategies that people can use between sessions. Jendayi keeps language simple and direct so parents and busy adults can follow along easily.
She often starts by helping people notice patterns in thoughts and behavior. From there she introduces small, doable skills for managing stress, anger, anxiety, and cravings.
Background and approach
Sessions include chance to talk through recent struggles and plan concrete next steps. Jendayi works with a broad range of concerns including depression, relationship strain, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, and issues related to identity and discrimination. She also supports people facing aging and caregiver challenges as well as compassion fatigue and career questions.
Her approach blends evidence-informed methods like cognitive behavioral techniques with mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing. That combination helps people change unhelpful habits while building calm and clearer priorities. People who connect well with Jendayi tend to want clear tools and steady support.
She aims to make therapy practical and focused on daily life. The work is collaborative, paced to what the client can manage, and aimed at lasting skill building.
What Jendayi works with
Everything Jendayi lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Jendayi's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
Approaches Jendayi lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches for change in online sessions
Jendayi uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people spot unhelpful thinking and change behavior. CBT often involves reality testing thoughts, setting small experiments, and practicing new skills between sessions to reduce anxiety, anger, and depressive reactions.She also uses mindfulness therapy to teach simple attention and breathing skills. Those practices can reduce reactivity, help people notice early signs of stress, and make it easier to choose a calmer response when strong feelings arise.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jendayi collaborates with each person to pick methods that fit their goals and daily life. She adjusts pace and tools based on what a person prefers and what proves useful in real situations.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video lets you read facial cues during deeper conversations, phone works well when bandwidth or camera time is limited, and chat or text can be useful for quick check-ins or when someone wants a written record of strategies. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep consistent contact while working toward change.
Questions people ask about Jendayi
What concerns does this therapist address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, addictions, ADHD, and related life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and direct. Sessions focus on noticing patterns, learning tools, and planning small steps between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has eleven years of clinical experience as a licensed social worker in direct practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LCSW credential, licensed in California, and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.