About Janet
Janet Atkinson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York with nearly three decades of experience. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and life transitions. Her approach is respectful and straightforward, aimed at making therapy practical and usable in everyday life.
Janet adapts conversations and plans to fit each person’s situation. Sessions are meant to feel collaborative - she listens first, then works with clients to set clear goals.
Background and approach
The emphasis is on small, achievable steps that reduce stress and build coping skills. She uses a mix of approaches depending on what a person needs. Techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy help identify unhelpful thinking patterns.
Client-centered work creates space for people to be heard and understood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills for managing strong emotions. Janet brings 29 years of clinical experience to her practice.
That background includes working with people facing complicated losses, mood concerns, and struggles with self-esteem or impulsivity. She aims to be practical and compassionate, helping people find systems that work for their daily routines. Her style is patient and goal-focused.
People who want clear strategies and steady support often find this approach useful. She encourages clients to take small steps toward change while building on their own strengths.
Approaches and practical online care
Janet uses cognitive behavioral work to help people notice and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors; this method is useful for anxiety, depression, and ADHD-related routines. She also uses client-centered techniques that focus on listening and understanding, creating space for people to voice what matters most and to set personal goals. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are offered when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are priorities, giving specific practices to reduce reactivity and improve relationships.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Janet talks with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, and together they decide which methods to try first. She checks progress and adjusts plans so the work stays relevant and manageable.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when internet bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging suit brief check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options create flexibility for people balancing work, family, and other commitments while following a shared plan with a licensed professional.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- 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
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 29 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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