About Janet
Janet Ferrell is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 37 years working in mental health. She has practiced in inpatient and outpatient settings and has helped people facing addiction, domestic violence, mood disorders, and trauma. She has a history of supporting adolescents and adults and does not work with small children.
She focuses on practical skills that people can use between sessions. Janet often uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address symptoms like anxiety, depression, and problems with anger or sleeping.
Background and approach
She also uses mindfulness and guided imagery to help clients calm their thinking. Her approach centers on tailoring care to each person. Sessions aim to be straightforward and respectful, with space to talk through grief, relationship trouble, caregiver stress, or life transitions.
Janet emphasizes building tools for coping and for handling strong emotions. Parents and individuals worried about behavior, mood swings, or substance use will find a structured style that still lets them set the pace. She helps people break problems into small steps and practice new responses in everyday life.
Progress is paced to what the person can manage. Janet draws on long experience to combine concrete skill-building with time to reflect on values and meaning. Her work blends evidence-based techniques with attention to the person’s life story.
This mixture supports both short-term symptom relief and longer-term change.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the person's lead. The therapist offers empathy and reflection so the client can name their priorities and feel understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships, with practical tools for distress tolerance and emotional regulation.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan as needed. That collaborative process helps match techniques to what the person actually needs and prefers.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when schedules or travel are barriers. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat or text-based messaging can support people who prefer writing or need flexible timing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to practice skills in real time.
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What this counselor 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