About Janet
Janet Atkinson offers calm, direct support for people feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to start. She meets each person with respect and compassion and focuses on practical steps that fit daily life. Janet is an LCSW licensed in New York and brings 29 years of practice to sessions.
Janet listens first and helps people name what matters most to them. Sessions are collaborative - she tailors conversation and goals to each person instead of using one fixed plan.
How Janet works
That practical flexibility can help with relationship strain, anxiety, grief, or changes at work or home. Her work uses straightforward, evidence-informed tools to change unhelpful patterns. Janet draws on client-centered methods to follow the client’s lead, cognitive behavioral ideas to shift thoughts and behaviors, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy when emotions feel intense.
She also applies motivational and solution-focused techniques to set clear, achievable steps. People often turn to her for help with trauma and abuse, depression, parenting stress, intimacy issues, ADHD concerns, or burnout and compassion fatigue. She also works with sleep and eating problems, obsessive behaviors, and challenges like hoarding or process addictions.
Janet will help prioritize what to address first and build a plan that fits your life. Sessions are practical and paced to the person’s needs. Janet emphasizes small, doable changes and supports clients as they practice new skills between meetings.
Her goal is to empower people to move toward a more manageable, meaningful life.
Janet lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Janet works with
The areas below are the ones Janet selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Hoarding
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Somatization
- Stress, Anxiety
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 29 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How Janet’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy places the person’s concerns and goals at the center of the work. The therapist listens, reflects, and follows the client’s priorities so conversations stay relevant and respectful. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems in place and then testing small changes to see what helps in daily life. Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds practical skills for managing strong emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening relationships when feelings feel intense. Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the process. Janet will work together with each person to decide which methods fit best based on needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative planning lets sessions shift over time as progress is made or new challenges appear. Online formats make this collaborative work more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when interaction helps. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth or being on camera is difficult. Live chat and text messaging support quick check-ins, skill practice, or shorter conversations between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and maintain momentum between meetings.Start online instead of waiting
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