About Jayani
Jayani Jayatilake is an AASW social worker with ten years' experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, grief and major life changes. She aims to make first steps easier and creates a calm space where thoughts and feelings can be spoken about without fear of judgement. Jayani acknowledges that reaching out takes courage and she meets people with warmth and steady attention.
Her sessions are practical and straightforward. She helps people name what is worrying them, spot patterns that keep them stuck, and try small changes that can make day-to-day life easier.
Background and approach
Conversations often focus on coping strategies, pacing during stressful periods, and ways to manage anxious thoughts and low mood. Jayani has a broad background in social work across clinical and community settings. That experience informs how she supports people through trauma, loss, relationship strain and health-related challenges.
She also works with concerns connected to adoption, attachment and caring for older relatives. Sessions are offered in English and Sinhala, and are available by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. Jayani works from Australia and does not accept international clients.
Information about fees is provided through the subscription model used for bookings. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and then schedules a time that suits them. Jayani aims to make appointments manageable and to help people build practical tools they can use between sessions.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Jayani uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional processing. One common approach she uses helps people learn ways to notice and shift anxious thoughts and unhelpful thinking patterns; this approach is useful for stress, anxiety and low mood because it gives clear steps to try between sessions. Another approach emphasises processing difficult experiences and feelings linked to trauma or grief, helping people safely work through painful memories and rebuild a sense of control.Figuring out the best approach is part of the work together. Jayani discusses options with each person and chooses techniques that match their goals, needs and what feels manageable. That collaboration means plans are adjusted as progress is made or circumstances change.
Online formats support flexible access to therapy. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation across distance, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging can suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and maintain continuity of care when in-person meetings are not possible.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English, Sinhala
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