About Janice
Dr. Janice Hodge welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress or anxiety. She focuses on practical ways to reduce panic, manage everyday worry, and rebuild routine when life feels out of balance.
Her style is straightforward and calm, aimed at helping people take small steps that add up to real change. With 30 years of professional experience as an Illinois licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC), she draws on a long history of working with anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, parenting questions, and life transitions.
Background and approach
Dr. Hodge also has a background as a pastoral psychotherapist, which informs her work with values and meaning when that is important to the client. In sessions she prioritizes building trust and a steady working relationship.
She listens for what matters most to each person and then uses practical strategies to address panic, social anxiety, communication breakdowns, and workplace strain. Sessions often include clear goals and simple skills to practice between meetings. People consult her about divorce and separation, guilt and shame, loneliness, and finding life purpose.
She also supports those dealing with parenting stress and women’s issues. Her approach is to break bigger problems into manageable steps and to help people try new responses in daily life. Starting therapy with Dr.
Hodge means a collaborative process. She helps clients set realistic aims, track progress, and adjust plans if something isn’t working. The focus is on useful tools and steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Dr. Hodge commonly uses evidence-based techniques that are practical and skills-focused. One approach emphasizes teaching breathing, grounding, and exposure-style steps to reduce panic and social anxiety; these are short exercises practiced in-session and as homework to build tolerance for uncomfortable feelings. Another approach focuses on communication and problem-solving skills to ease relationship strain and workplace conflict; sessions include role-play and small behavior changes to try between meetings. A values- and meaning-oriented strand draws on her pastoral psychotherapist background to help clients clarify purpose and priorities when that is important to them.Choosing the best approach is part of the work together. She treats therapy as a collaboration - listening to each person’s goals, trying methods, and adjusting the plan if something isn’t helping. That gives space to combine techniques and find what fits the client’s needs and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video works well for skill demonstrations and face-to-face conversation, phone calls are useful when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can fit brief check-ins or days when a full session isn’t possible. These options help people fit therapy around work, family, and busy schedules while keeping the same focus on practical tools and progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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