About Janet
Janet Langtry is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan with 27 years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with anxiety, stress, grief, family conflict, trauma, and other life changes. Her approach is practical and respectful, and she aims to meet clients where they are.
She listens first and tailors conversations to each person's situation. Sessions focus on manageable steps people can take between meetings. Janet emphasizes compassion and clear guidance rather than lengthy theory discussions.
Background and approach
Janet works with concerns that touch many parts of life, including parenting strain, career worries, relationship anger, and challenges tied to health or caregiving. She also supports people facing abandonment, attachment questions, or the effects of long-term illness. Her long career includes a variety of clinical settings across Michigan.
That variety helps her match strategies to real life problems. Janet combines practical coaching with therapeutic conversation to help people build skills and cope better day to day. People meet her for short-term problem work or for longer support during big life transitions.
She helps clients set realistic goals and practice new ways of handling stress and anxiety. The tone in sessions is steady, respectful, and focused on useful change.
Evidence-based approaches for online anxiety and life changes
Two evidence-based techniques Janet uses include structured problem-solving and skills coaching. Structured problem-solving breaks large worries into specific steps and helps people test small changes to reduce anxiety and stress. Skills coaching focuses on practical tools people can use day to day for managing anger, parenting challenges, or workplace stress.She also draws on trauma-informed talk strategies that prioritize safety and pacing. These conversations help people name what happened, notice how it affects present behavior, and try new coping responses at a comfortable pace. That approach can be useful for grief, relationship strain, and long-term stress reactions.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions begin with clear goals and adjust as progress is made so the plan stays relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and teaching new skills. Phone sessions can fit shorter breaks or lower bandwidth situations. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between appointments or use brief coaching when a longer session isn't possible. These options make therapy flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 27 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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