About Janet
Janet Giles is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California with 21 years of clinical experience. She greets new clients with calm, practical support and helps them take small steps toward relief. Her style is direct and compassionate, aimed at making the first appointment easier for worried parents and adults.
Janet has worked in a range of clinical settings and taught psychology courses at the college level, including lifespan development and theories of personality.
How Janet works
That teaching background helps her explain feelings and behaviors in simple terms. She draws on familiar, evidence-based techniques to address mood, anxiety, and stress. Common concerns she addresses include parenting strains, relationship and communication problems, grief, trauma and abuse, and issues around intimacy and self‑esteem.
She also helps people coping with caregiver stress, compassion fatigue, codependency, anger, and attention difficulties labeled ADHD. Janet sees people who need short-term support for life changes as well as those facing longer-term struggles. Her clinical approach blends cognitive behavioral methods with client- and strength-based work plus mindfulness practices.
She adapts the mix depending on the problem being addressed and the person's preferences. Creativity plays a role too - she brings artistic perspective and practical exercises into sessions when helpful. Janet emphasizes the therapeutic relationship as central to progress.
She aims to create a comfortable atmosphere where people feel heard and understood while they work toward clearer goals and practical coping skills.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
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Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 21 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Evidence-based methods and online therapy options
Janet uses cognitive behavioral approaches to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and practice new behaviors that reduce anxiety and low mood. These techniques focus on concrete skills like thought records and activity planning that people can use between sessions.She also incorporates mindfulness practices to help clients stay grounded and manage stress. Mindfulness often involves short exercises in breathing and awareness that people can use during difficult moments or to improve focus and emotional regulation.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Janet works with each person to clarify goals and preferences, then adjusts techniques so they fit the person's life and what they want to achieve. She values clear communication and ongoing feedback during treatment.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper conversational work, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make short updates, skill practice, and brief emotional support convenient between sessions. These options let people schedule therapy around work, school, and caregiving duties, and switch formats when circumstances change.
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