Janie Shankle, LPC, LCMHC - Therapist in North Carolina

About Janie

Janie Shankle is a licensed professional counselor practicing in North Carolina with 11 years of experience. She works with people facing grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Janie emphasizes the client’s strengths and treats each person as the expert on their own story.

She uses straightforward, respectful conversation to help people name what’s hard and take small steps forward. Sessions focus on practical tools for managing emotions, improving relationships, and coping with change.

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Background and approach

Janie draws on methods that help people reframe unhelpful thinking and build new skills. Her background includes work with grief and end-of-life concerns, and significant experience supporting people after trauma and abuse. This has informed her calm, steady way of guiding difficult conversations about loss and past hurts.

She also helps with stress, burnout, attention challenges, and issues related to caregiving and chronic illness. In sessions she blends structured skill teaching with listening and collaborative problem solving. Clients can expect concrete strategies such as coping skills, behavior-focused exercises, and short-term goal planning.

Janie encourages pacing the work to match each person’s comfort and readiness. She offers therapy in formats that fit busy lives, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. The process usually starts with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling to find a time that works.

How Janie’s Methods Translate to Online Therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding your experience. The therapist follows your lead, reflects what matters to you, and supports your own goals. This approach suits people who want a respectful, nonjudgmental space to talk through grief, loss, or stress.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes because it emphasizes small, practical steps and homework exercises. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, adds skills for managing strong emotions and improving communication when stress or anger is high.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with you about your goals, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust the plan as you go. Together you decide which techniques to use and how quickly to move forward.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video lets you meet face to face when visual cues help the work. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a commute break or busy day. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life and keep progress moving forward.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Janie commonly help with?

She helps people dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include addiction, ADHD, caregiver stress, and end-of-life issues.

What is her general approach in sessions?

Janie uses a client-centered style that emphasizes the person's own strengths and goals. She also blends practical techniques like CBT and DBT skills when helpful.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 11 years of professional experience working with grief, trauma, and related concerns. That time includes focused work with people facing loss and end-of-life issues.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She holds licenses as an LPC and as an LCMHC and practices in North Carolina.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What formats are available for sessions?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 11 years
Licensed: North Carolina, Arizona
Languages: English