About Janis
Janis E. Yates is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia who helps people facing anxiety and related struggles. She meets people where they are and focuses on small, practical steps toward feeling steadier.
Janis emphasizes strengths and self-compassion as people work through difficult moments. Her work commonly addresses substance addictions and drug and alcohol concerns alongside relationship strain. She also supports people coping with low self-esteem, stress, grief, career questions, life transitions, and issues around control and purpose.
Background and approach
Janis encourages clients to notice what already works for them and build on those habits. In sessions she uses straightforward, collaborative methods. Conversations focus on goals the client sets, identifying barriers, and trying out new ways of coping.
She frames progress as a series of manageable changes rather than sudden fixes. Janis draws on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to help people shift thoughts and strengthen motivation. She also uses Client-Centered and Solution-Focused techniques to keep the work practical and tailored to each person.
These methods are mixed to match a person’s needs rather than applied rigidly. Over six years of practice have given her experience with a range of concerns. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
Approaches for online anxiety and life-change work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and supporting each person's perspective. It encourages people to lead the conversation and helps them notice their own strengths and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That might mean combining CBT skills with motivational interviewing to increase willingness for change, or emphasizing client-centered conversation when someone needs more space to reflect.
Online sessions offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer session work, phone sessions can fit a break at work or use less bandwidth, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into daily routines while focusing on clear, practical steps toward feeling better.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Career difficulties
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Life purpose
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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