Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- ADHD
How Janelle works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Washington
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English, American Sign Language
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Janelle
Janelle Butler is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with nine years of clinical experience. She helps people who are wrestling with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, ADHD, addictions, relationship struggles, grief, and life changes. She communicates in plain terms and aims to make sessions feel straightforward and useful.
She began her work in community mental health in the Seattle area and now practices from the East Coast while continuing to serve Washington and beyond.
Background and approach
That background exposed her to many different life situations and levels of distress. She learned practical ways to help people stop avoiding painful emotions and begin facing them safely. Janelle uses practical tools to identify unhelpful patterns and then change them or shift how they are seen.
She focuses on building hope and steady progress rather than quick fixes. Her approach blends talking through problems with hands-on strategies people can try between sessions. In sessions she emphasizes clear goals and small steps that add up over time.
She encourages curiosity about emotions rather than judgement, and she supports clients as they practice new responses to stress, anger, or relationship tension. Progress is framed as ongoing work that requires patience and effort. Her work draws on several evidence-based methods including cognitive behavioral ideas, acceptance-oriented practices, attachment-focused perspectives, client-centered listening, and skills from dialectical behavior approaches.
Janelle offers services in English and American Sign Language to reach a broader range of clients. People who want steady, practical support for emotion management and life transitions often find her style direct, compassionate, and geared toward real-world change.
What Janelle works with
Everything Janelle lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Janelle's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Janelle lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-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.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. It often helps with anxiety, mood concerns, sleep, and relationship patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy attends to how early relationships shape current emotional responses and can help people shift patterns that affect trust and intimacy.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify goals and try interventions that fit their needs and preferences. That assessment may lead to using one method more heavily at first, or blending approaches over time based on what produces progress.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people read facial cues and practice new skills in real time. Phone sessions can work well when hands-free conversation or lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, tracking goals, and keeping momentum between longer sessions. These options provide flexibility for people managing work, caregiving, mobility limits, or living far from Washington-based clinicians.
Questions people ask about Janelle
What concerns does Janelle help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, ADHD, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, career changes, and many other emotional or behavioral concerns.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is straightforward and practical with an emphasis on small steps. Sessions mix talking with skill-building so clients can try new ways of responding between appointments.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience, including community mental health work in the Seattle area and ongoing practice that serves Washington and beyond.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed mental health counselor, LMHC, licensed in Washington. She practices from the East Coast while continuing to work with clients in Washington.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and American Sign Language.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.