About Janice
Janice Doan is a clinician who focuses on practical, compassionate therapy for people facing anxiety and related issues. She holds an MD and is an LCSW-C with 22 years of experience. Her manner is warm and interactive, and she avoids stigmatizing labels when people seek help.
Janice draws from client-centered methods to keep sessions focused on each person's goals. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Background and approach
Dialectical behavior strategies add skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. Her background includes more than a decade working with victims of trauma and domestic violence. That experience informs how she supports people coping with post-traumatic stress, sexual assault, and other abuse-related concerns.
She also addresses mood disorders, panic, obsessive-compulsive concerns, and the practical effects of ADHD. Sessions are built around clear conversation and concrete tools. People can expect hands-on strategies, homework when helpful, and a steady focus on skills that make daily life easier.
Janice adapts plans as needs change over time. She practices in Maryland and offers therapy in English. The pace and tone are shaped by each person's needs, whether they want short-term problem solving or longer work on deeper patterns.
Janice invites people ready to take a step toward change to begin the process. Her approach balances immediate coping skills with exploration of emotional patterns. That combination aims to reduce symptoms and support healthier ways of relating to oneself and others over time.
Approaches that inform online work and coping skills
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening without judgment and shaping sessions around a person's goals. It helps people who want more space to talk through feelings and decide their own next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, uses clear steps to spot and change thoughts and behaviors that keep anxiety or depression active, and it often includes practical homework between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal communication, which can be useful for intense mood swings or relationship strain.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked in the past. Together they will try methods that fit the person's needs and adjust the plan as progress is tracked.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls work well for in-depth conversations and skill teaching. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or follow-up between longer sessions. These options make it easier to schedule consistent care and practice new skills in everyday life.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
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