Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Depression
How Janet works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 31
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Janet
Janet Natale is a licensed marriage and family therapist with over three decades of clinical experience. She practices in California and brings long-term experience from independent practice, schools, and community programs. Janet focuses on practical steps people can use right away to feel steadier and more in control.
Her work covers a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship troubles, grief, parenting strain, and anger. She also helps with identity and LGBTQ issues, career transitions, and complicated life changes.
Background and approach
Her background includes work with foster care populations and people facing substance use challenges. Janet uses a strengths-based, motivational style. She helps people notice the resources they already have and then builds on those skills.
Sessions often involve clear, concrete tools rather than long abstract talk. Her practice draws on client-centered ideas to keep the person’s goals central. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and DBT skills for emotion regulation.
Emotionally-focused and existential perspectives help when relationships or meaning are the focus. Janet aims to make therapy straightforward and usable. She guides people to identify blocks and try small experiments that fit daily life.
Parents reading on a phone will find short, plain explanations and a focus on practical progress rather than jargon.
What Janet works with
Everything Janet lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Janet's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Janet lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Hypnotherapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused 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.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Client-centered therapy keeps the person’s goals and perspective in the lead. It involves listening closely, reflecting what matters to you, and shaping the work around your priorities. This approach helps when you want a collaborative, respectful space to find your own answers.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses simple exercises to spot unhelpful thinking and to try different behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and for changing patterns that fuel anger or low mood.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. It includes techniques for mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and better communication, which can be helpful when emotions feel out of control.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust as needed. Clients shape the plan and test what works in real life rather than following a fixed script.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video is useful when visual connection helps, phone can be a good option with lower bandwidth, live chat or messaging can work for quick check-ins or when typing feels easier. These formats make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, family, or travel.
Questions people ask about Janet
What problems does Janet help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, depression, grief, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, and other life transitions and identity issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is strengths-based and motivational, using clear, practical tools. Sessions focus on building skills and uncovering personal resources.
What is her professional background?
She has 31 years of experience across independent practice, school-based work, and community programs serving adults and adolescents.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - practicing in California.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.