About Janet
Janet Siegel is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in California with ten years of experience. She spent much of her career working in school settings and now brings that practical background to her independent practice. She aims to meet people where they are and to make the first step into therapy feel manageable.
She focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. Janet also helps with relationship concerns, parenting challenges, grief, and trauma and abuse.
How Janet works
She supports people navigating identity and LGBT questions, and those adjusting to life changes or coping with anger and isolation. Janet adapts conversations and plans to fit each person. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and can include art-based activities when that feels helpful.
Sessions aim to build coping skills, clarify goals, and improve communication in practical ways. Her school-based experience informs how she connects with young adults and parents, and how she approaches motivation, attention, and related concerns such as ADHD. She gives straightforward guidance and creates space for clients to reflect and try new strategies.
Janet conducts sessions in English and practices across a range of adult concerns, including aging and geriatric issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome, body image, multicultural matters, and women’s issues. She describes the first appointment as a chance to set priorities and agree on next steps.
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
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How Janet Uses Practical Techniques Online
Janet uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques alongside creative methods to help people cope and make changes. One common approach focuses on building practical coping skills and clearer communication. It teaches step-by-step strategies for stress, anxiety, anger, and relationship issues so clients can use them between sessions. Another approach emphasizes problem-solving and goal setting to handle life transitions and motivation concerns. This method breaks larger problems into small, doable steps and tracks progress over time.Choosing the right method is a collaborative process. Janet will work with each person to identify goals, try approaches, and adjust plans when something is not working. She frames therapy as teamwork and checks in regularly to make sure the chosen techniques fit the client's needs and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls let people talk face to face; phone sessions can be shorter check-ins and use less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging support ongoing reflection or brief check-ins between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, school, or caregiving obligations while keeping the focus on practical progress.
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