Ayana Pérez (she/her)

Counselor in Training
Accepting Clients

I collaborate with clients to move towards showing up in the world authentically.

Counselor in Boston, MA
Supervised by Ashley Nelson, LICSW

About My Clients

My ideal client faces life stressors, transitions, anxiety, depression, or mood disorders. Their goal is to process symptoms, triggers, and trauma, build resiliency, and develop strategies for distress. They seek empathy, understanding, validation, and self-acceptance. They need knowledge about their symptoms and healing process, along with encouragement and humor to aid their journey.

My Background and Approach

My hope is to help my clients first and foremost, feel seen, heard, and understood. An important aspect in the healing process is to be validated in your experience. From there, I want my clients to gain an understanding and deep insight, so they can learn and grow from their current emotional or mental position. I aim to build resiliency, hope, acceptance, understanding, and empathy in my clients, cresting a positive ripple effect in their lives and the lives of those connected to them. I hope to endow them with tools, understanding, knowledge, and insight that will contribute to their process of healing, to be used whenever needed throughout their lives.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I am a first-generation American who values hard work, community, authenticity, education, and creativity. I believe we all have something unique to offer the world, but life’s challenges can sometimes cloud our self-perception and how we show up for ourselves and others. As humans, we are part of various communities, supporting one another’s growth. I’ve always prioritized fostering these connections, believing in the philosophy that I am my brother's keeper. When I help someone, I not only assist them but also enrich my own life through the learning and connection that experience brings, creating a ripple effect like a drop of water on a still pond.

Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Aetna
  • Cigna
  • Optum
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
  • Oxford Health Plan
  • United Healthcare
  • Harvard Pilgrim Health
  • Tufts
  • Blue Cross blue Shield of Massachusetts
I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Christianity

At A Glance

  • Experience: 4 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $175/session

Info

833-775-6252 Email Ayana
Resilience Lab
Boston, MA 02127

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