About Janet
Janet Ferrell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Tennessee with 37 years in mental health. She has worked across inpatient and outpatient settings and with people facing addiction, domestic violence, and a range of mental health concerns. Janet has long experience with adolescents and adults and focuses on practical help rather than one-size-fits-all plans.
Janet uses talk therapy alongside skills practice. She often draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Background and approach
She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy methods for emotion regulation and mindfulness to help people stay present and reduce reactivity. Her approach is collaborative and tailored. Sessions are meant to fit the person in front of her - their goals, pace, and life situation guide the work.
Janet emphasizes simple, repeatable tools that people can use between meetings to manage stress, sleep, and mood. Common concerns she addresses include anxiety, depression, grief, parenting stress, anger, relationship difficulties, and coping with life changes. She also helps with issues linked to chronic illness, caregiver strain, body image, and identity concerns such as abandonment or adoption history.
Janet aims to make the therapy space calm and respectful so people can be honest about struggles. She invites clients to try practical skill-building along with conversations about meaning, values, and coping. Her goal is steady, achievable progress rather than quick fixes.
How Janet’s Approaches Translate to Online Work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to the person's needs. The therapist creates a respectful space and follows the client's pace to build trust and clarify goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches specific skills to change thinking patterns and behaviors, which helps with anxiety, sleep problems, and mood symptoms. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides tools for managing intense emotions and improving relationships through practical exercises and mindfulness.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Janet will talk with each person about their concerns, goals, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as progress is made, keeping the plan focused on measurable steps and daily coping skills.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls let people maintain face-to-face conversation without travel. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging provide quick access between sessions for brief updates or coaching. These options make it easier to fit regular therapy into a routine and to practice new skills in real time.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 37 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English
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