About Janette
Janette Gunn brings a client-centered and attachment-based approach to therapy. She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - practicing in Wisconsin with 24 years of experience. Janette focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, grief, low self-esteem, and depression in straightforward, practical ways.
She listens first and adapts sessions to fit each person’s needs. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on skills that make daily life easier.
Background and approach
Janette uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to help people notice unhelpful thinking and build coping skills. Her background includes early work in a domestic violence shelter and many years supporting teens in treatment foster care who survived severe trauma and abuse. That history shaped a practice grounded in respect, sensitivity, and steady support.
Janette aims to create a calm space for people to talk through painful experiences and find ways forward. Therapy is treated as a collaboration. Janette works with clients to set goals and choose strategies that fit their lives.
She draws on attachment-focused techniques to improve relationships and on emotionally-focused methods to process grief and trauma. Practically, sessions can focus on short-term challenges or longer healing work. People who struggle with social anxiety, isolation, life purpose, or trauma-related symptoms will find an approach that blends compassion with concrete skills.
How attachment and skills-based work translate to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early bonds shape emotional responses. Online sessions use conversation and reflective exercises to uncover those patterns and practice new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines unhelpful thoughts and teaches concrete strategies to change thinking and behavior. In remote sessions clients learn specific skills for managing anxiety, challenging negative thoughts, and planning small behavioral changes.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and suggest methods that match the person's situation. This is a collaborative process where plan and pace are adjusted over time as needed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer, face-to-face work and skills practice. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for quicker check-ins. Live chat and text messaging suit short updates, brief coaching, or when writing helps process thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep momentum between sessions.
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- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English