How Janel works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Kentucky
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Janel
Janel Adams is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who draws on five years of professional practice to help people manage strong emotions and life strain. She focuses on clear, practical steps that reduce overwhelm and restore a sense of control. Janel aims to make therapy a straightforward space where people can stop pretending and start working toward change.
Janel listens for the patterns that keep repeating in daily life.
Background and approach
She helps people trace those patterns back to earlier experiences and figure out what still serves them. Sessions often include practical tools to lower anxiety, manage anger, and rebuild self-worth so people can function better at work and in relationships. Her background includes work with trauma, stress, depression, and complex emotional reactions such as shame, guilt, and feelings of emptiness.
Janel also addresses concerns like codependency, attachment wounds, and communication problems. She helps clients facing addiction, domestic violence impacts, and career or financial stress to clarify next steps. In session she blends strategies from evidence-based approaches into a simple plan.
That can mean learning to notice unhelpful thoughts, practicing new behaviors, using present-moment awareness, or processing difficult memories. The aim is practical change rather than jargon. Janel offers video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules.
She works with adults who want help with anger, relationship strain, mood shifts, and life transitions. Her practice is based in Kentucky and sessions are conducted in English.
What Janel works with
Everything Janel lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Janel's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Janel lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Janel’s Approaches Work Online
Janel combines practical approaches to help with persistent emotional pain and big reactions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors to reduce anxiety, low mood, and anger. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches skills to notice difficult feelings, clarify values, and take meaningful action even when emotions are present. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) can be used to process traumatic memories and reduce their emotional charge, with steps paced to the client’s comfort.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Janel will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked in the past. Together they decide which strategies to try first and adjust the plan over time based on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and longer work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging support brief check-ins, skill practice, or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work and family demands.
Questions people ask about Janel
What kinds of concerns does Janel help with?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, relationship strain, and coping with life changes.
What is her general therapy style?
Janel uses a straightforward, practical style that focuses on tools and steps to reduce overwhelm and improve daily functioning.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience as a licensed clinician identified as LCSW.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She is licensed as an LCSW in Kentucky and practices from that state.
Are sessions available in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
Clients can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their needs.
How are costs and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.