About Jana
Jana Dobesova is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Tennessee who supports people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, ADHD, grief, trauma, and life changes. She works with clients who want clearer thinking, steadier mood, and more confidence in daily life. Jana writes plainly and meets people where they are without judgement.
Jana uses a mix of approaches aimed at practical change. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking patterns.
Background and approach
She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people make room for hard feelings while moving toward what matters most. Her style is collaborative and goal-focused. Sessions often include problem-solving, skill practice, and planning steps a person can try between meetings.
Jana encourages small experiments that build momentum and reduce overwhelm. Over 12 years of clinical experience have shaped her approach to complex concerns like trauma, attachment issues, addiction, and chronic health struggles. She helps people manage caregiver stress, work and career transitions, and questions about identity, including LGBT matters.
Jana offers a practical mix of talk-based work and expressive options when appropriate. She explains tools simply and checks in about what is working. People who prefer a warm, straightforward clinician may find her approach a good fit.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Jana often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice hard feelings and still take steps toward what matters. ACT focuses on identifying values and taking committed action even when emotions are difficult. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to spot and change thinking patterns that feed anxiety, low mood, or unhelpful behavior. CBT often includes simple exercises to try between sessions and clear plans for progress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jana talks with each person about their goals, life demands, and what techniques fit best. Together they try methods, review what helps, and adjust the plan so it matches the client's needs and preferences.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video gives face-to-face contact when schedules and bandwidth allow. Phone sessions can be a good option when movement or bandwidth is limited. Chat and messaging let people check in between sessions or have shorter, focused conversations during a busy day. These options make it easier to fit counseling around work, caregiving, and daily commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English
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