Clarity. Insight. Direction.
Grounded in 30+ years of professional experience.
I'm Dr. Janette Ayd, a psychologist with more than thirty years of experience helping people understand themselves, their relationships, and the emotional patterns that shape their lives.
Throughout my career, I have worked in:
- Hospitals
- Community mental health centers
- Crisis intervention programs
- Hospice care
- School-based and adolescent programs
- Private practice
- Supervisory and leadership roles training other clinicians
Those decades of experience have shown me something important:
People are far more resilient than they believe, and even the most complicated situations can become clearer with the right insight.
Why I Created Ask Dr. Ayd
Over time, mental health care became increasingly dominated by insurance rules, diagnosis requirements, and bureaucratic restrictions. I watched good people get lost in a system that required labeling, long waiting lists, and endless appointments - when what they really needed was clarity.
I realized that many people don't need years of therapy.
They need to understand:
- What's happening
- Why it feels the way it does
- What they can do next
- How to navigate the dynamics with strength and wisdom
Ask Dr. Ayd was created as a written-only, fully online, clarity-based approach that allows people to get professional insight without entering the medical system.
No therapy.
No diagnosis.
No Zoom.
Just personalized, grounded guidance.
What I Help People Untangle
I specialize in situations that create emotional confusion, distress, or relational struggle, including:
- Relationship and family conflict
- Anxiety, overwhelm, and rumination
- Narcissistic or manipulative relational dynamics
- Adult children issues
- Boundaries and communication challenges
- Caregiving stress
- Major life transitions
- Situations that don't make sense
- Repeating emotional or relational patterns
- Feeling stuck, lost, or unsure what to do
My role is to help you see what's really happening, understand the underlying patterns, and receive a clear, actionable plan for moving forward.
What Makes This Different
This is not therapy.
This is not coaching in the traditional sense.
This is not a subscription, a series of sessions, or a clinical evaluation.
This is:
- Written-only communication
- Personalized insight
- Clear explanations
- Professional analysis
- Actionable direction
- Delivered privately and on your schedule
It's a straightforward way to get clarity from someone who has spent decades helping people understand human behavior, emotional patterns, and relational dynamics.
Your First Step Is Simple
All you need to do is describe your situation.
I will review it personally.
If I can help, you'll have the option to move forward.
If I cannot, I will tell you immediately.