About Janet
Janet Bell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in South Carolina with 18 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. Her approach centers on practical support and listening so clients feel heard and understood.
Janet views each person as the expert on their own life. She helps clients identify strengths they already have and use those strengths to move forward.
How Janet works
Starting therapy can feel hard, and she aims to make that first step feel safer and more manageable. In sessions she uses straightforward, goal-oriented work. She helps people build coping skills for day-to-day stress and navigate periods of grief or loss.
Janet also supports clients who are facing life transitions or questioning purpose and direction. She brings many years of clinical experience to issues related to aging and caregiving, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and postpartum depression. She also addresses family of origin concerns, fatherhood issues, and multicultural and discrimination-related stress.
Janet offers a calm, respectful presence and focuses on clear next steps between sessions. She aims to help clients feel more confident and better able to manage difficult feelings. Sessions are offered in English and conducted through a range of online formats.
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.
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 18 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | South Carolina |
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Online support options
How Janet Uses Evidence-Based Techniques Online
Janet draws on well-established, evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and build coping skills. One common approach focuses on teaching practical stress and anxiety management tools, such as breathing exercises, activity planning, and simple behavioral strategies to reduce worry and improve daily functioning. These techniques help when anxiety or stress make it hard to get through the day.Another approach centers on grief and loss work. This involves creating space to remember what matters, developing routines that support grieving, and finding ways to carry forward meaning after a loss. It can help people tolerate difficult emotions and gradually reengage with life.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Janet works with each person to clarify goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Together they choose techniques that match the client’s situation and preferences rather than using a one-size-fits-all method.
Online sessions offer practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls are helpful when visual connection supports the work, phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth, and chat or text messaging allow shorter check-ins or regular written reflections. These flexible formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent and fit it into everyday routines.
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