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Janell Dickerson, LCSW, LISW-CP

Compassionate, practical care for stress and anxiety

4 years in practice · based in Florida · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Janell

Janell Dickerson is a licensed clinical social worker who uses practical, evidence-based approaches to help people reduce stress and manage anxiety. She holds LCSW and LISW-CP credentials and practices in Florida. Janell focuses on everyday problems that can feel overwhelming, like grief, depression, and major life changes.

Janell spends sessions helping people notice what matters most to them and take small steps toward those goals. She blends straightforward skill teaching with conversations about values and motivation.

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Background and approach

This often includes learning new ways to handle difficult thoughts and strong emotions. Her work often addresses addiction, bipolar concerns, and challenges related to identity and LGBT issues. She also helps with isolation, guilt, forgiveness, communication problems, and the emotional strain of illness or end-of-life situations.

First responder issues and coping after disasters are part of her experience as well. Clients who work with Janell can expect a respectful, goal-focused pace. She frames progress as gradual and practical rather than instant.

With four years of professional experience, Janell draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy methods to match each person's needs. Sessions are available through several online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Janell emphasizes collaboration and helps people find approaches that fit their life and daily routine.

Therapeutic skill-building through online sessions

Janell draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people change unhelpful patterns and focus on what matters. CBT looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to shift those patterns. ACT encourages identifying personal values and taking committed steps toward them even when hard thoughts are present.

She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques when emotion regulation or intense states make daily life harder. DBT skills include ways to manage strong emotions, improve relationships, and tolerate distress without making problems worse. Together these approaches give a toolkit of skills, values work, and behavior changes to address anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, and life transitions.

Finding the right mix of methods is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Over early sessions she will suggest practical strategies and adjust the approach based on what helps most.

Online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full sessions and visual connection, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, chat can be a shorter check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy or changing schedules.
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Questions people ask

What concerns does Janell commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include addictions, bipolar concerns, LGBT issues, and problems like isolation or communication difficulties.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is practical and collaborative, teaching skills and encouraging steps toward valued goals. Sessions mix problem solving with attention to values and coping strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Janell has four years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and life challenges. That experience includes helping people after loss, during major transitions, and with stress related to illness or first responder roles.
What credentials and where does she practice?
She holds LCSW and LISW-CP credentials and practices in Florida. The credentials listed are FL LCSW and SC LISW-CP.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How do payments and getting started work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.

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Experience
4 years
Licensed
Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina
Languages
English

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