Ayden Reaves

Ayden Reaves, LCSW, is a North Carolina native who calls our coastal town home. He works with adolescents and adults, especially college students, navigating anxiety, ADHD, relationship challenges, and major life transitions. His style is warm, relaxed, and down to earth.

Ayden believes therapy should be collaborative, practical, and free of judgment. He works alongside clients to better understand themselves, recognize their strengths, and develop realistic strategies for everyday challenges. His approach includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, solution focused therapy, and strengths based techniques, with care tailored to each client's needs and goals.

Ayden specializes in helping adolescents and adults navigate social anxiety. Everyday interactions can feel exhausting when you are worried about being judged, saying the wrong thing, or not fitting in. You may replay conversations in your head, avoid unfamiliar situations, or wonder why making friends seems easier for everyone else. Ayden helps clients explore these fears, understand their thought patterns, and build confidence in social situations at a pace that feels manageable. Therapy offers a space to work through discomfort without judgment and better understand what makes connecting with others feel difficult.

He also works with adolescents and adults navigating ADHD. Staying organized, getting started on assignments, following through on plans, or managing big emotions can feel frustrating when your brain does not seem to cooperate with your intentions. You may know what needs to get done but struggle to figure out where to start, leaving you feeling overwhelmed or misunderstood. Ayden helps clients understand how ADHD affects their daily lives and develop practical strategies for focus, motivation, organization, and emotional regulation. Together, they can explore approaches that fit each person's needs and strengths.

Ayden also supports adolescents and young adults coping with breakups, rejection, and relationship loss. When a relationship ends, it can be hard to stop replaying what happened, questioning your worth, or imagining what life will look like without the other person. These experiences can affect your confidence, sense of identity, and trust in future relationships. Ayden provides a supportive space to process the loss, recognize relationship patterns, and reconnect with what matters to you. Therapy can help you better understand your needs, explore healthy boundaries, and rebuild self trust as you decide what moving forward looks like for you.

Fun Facts: Ayden enjoys story driven video games, watching sports, and playing fantasy football.