About Janet
Dr. Janet Geller helps people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related concerns. She also offers support for caregiver stress, communication problems, loneliness, questions about life purpose, post-traumatic stress, and women's issues.
Her style is steady and respectful and she focuses on clear, practical conversation that fits each person's needs. Dr. Geller is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - based in New York with 40 years of professional experience.
Background and approach
She keeps sessions straightforward and attentive. She listens first, then works with people to shape the next steps that feel right for them. In sessions she adapts the pace and focus to each situation.
Some people prefer to work on communication skills and everyday coping. Others concentrate on processing past trauma or rebuilding intimacy. She builds a plan together with each person rather than following a rigid script.
Her approach emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and practical support. She frames goals in simple terms and checks in often to make sure work feels useful. Dr.
Geller encourages small, doable changes that add up over time. People looking for a calm, experienced guide will find a straightforward therapist who values collaboration. She aims to help people feel more connected, more understood, and more capable of moving forward.
Approaches and online care that fit your life
Dr. Geller uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people process trauma and rebuild relationships. One common approach focuses on trauma work that helps people make sense of painful experiences, reduce overwhelming reactions, and regain a stronger sense of safety in daily life. Another approach centers on relationship and communication work that teaches practical skills for clearer talking, setting boundaries, and repairing closeness after conflict.Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with each person to decide which techniques match their goals, needs, and comfort level. Sessions are collaborative and paced to what the person wants to accomplish, with adjustments made as progress and priorities change.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when deeper connection feels important. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people touch base between longer sessions or communicate in writing when that feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on steady progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
Also works with
- Experience
- 40 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English