About Janet
Janet Guthrie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who practices in Connecticut and brings eight years of clinical experience. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps to address daily struggles. Her tone is warm and straightforward so conversations stay focused and easy to follow.
Janet helps with stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction concerns. She also supports people coping with trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, and career changes.
Background and approach
Her work includes attention to mood disorders such as bipolar disorder and concerns related to attention and focus. Her approach blends methods that emphasize understanding the person and making change. Sessions often include looking at thought patterns, practicing skills to manage strong emotions, and using mindfulness to steady attention.
She adapts the pace and techniques to the needs of each person she meets. Janet aims to build a respectful, collaborative space. She listens for what is most pressing and helps set small, manageable goals.
Conversations focus on what a person can do between sessions and how to handle setbacks when they happen. People who reach out can expect straightforward communication and a practical orientation. Janet supports clients in finding clearer ways to cope, communicate, and move forward after difficult events.
She welcomes those ready to take the next step toward improved day-to-day functioning.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Janet often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to shape online work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and habit change. DBT teaches concrete emotion-regulation and distress-tolerance skills to manage intense feelings and reduce impulsive reactions.She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which centers the conversation on your experience and priorities. This approach emphasizes listening, respect, and collaboration so goals are set together and adjusted as needed.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Janet will discuss goals, preferences, and what has worked or not worked before. Together you can try different techniques and adjust the plan based on what helps most.
Online therapy can fit different needs and schedules. Video calls let you work face-to-face when visual cues matter. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and practice new skills in everyday moments.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English