About Janet
Janet Van Natta is a licensed clinical social worker with 26 years of practice in Wisconsin. She focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, depression, grief, and life transitions. Janet uses a calm, direct style and aims to make therapy feel understandable and doable for worried parents and busy adults.
She often helps people who are wrestling with self-esteem, communication problems, or feelings of emptiness and isolation. Janet also supports those facing midlife changes, aging concerns, and the emotional fallout from divorce or separation.
Background and approach
Seasonal mood shifts such as SAD are within her experience as well. Sessions typically explore daily patterns and coping strategies in plain language. Janet listens for practical ways to reduce worry, lift low mood, and rebuild routines that help people feel steadier.
She works at a pace the client can follow and adjusts tools to fit real life demands. Her background as an LCSW means she has long experience guiding people through complex feelings like guilt, shame, and grief. Janet pays attention to how communication and control issues affect relationships and everyday functioning.
The aim is clearer thinking and better day-to-day coping. People who prefer straightforward talk and concrete steps often find her approach useful. Therapy can include short-term work to manage a crisis or longer-term sessions for deeper change.
Janet helps clients set practical goals and celebrate small progress along the way.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Janet uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques aimed at reducing anxiety and improving mood. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing more balanced ways of thinking; this helps with worry, low mood, and decision-making. Another approach emphasizes building concrete coping skills and daily routines to stabilize mood and manage stress, which is useful for grief, midlife transitions, and seasonal mood shifts.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Janet will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they shape a plan that mixes talk, skill practice, and small behavior changes to fit the client’s life.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversations. Phone sessions can be helpful when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick check-ins, shorter support during a tough day, or when written reflection feels easier. These formats give flexibility for people juggling work, family, and other responsibilities while still getting regular care from a licensed professional.
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What this therapist works with
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- Aging and geriatric issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 26 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
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