Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Janet works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- MD, LCMFT
- Licensed in
- Maryland
- Years in practice
- 40
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Janet
Janet Nealer is a Maryland-based clinician with four decades of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, trauma, and relationship concerns. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps that can reduce daily strain and strengthen coping. Her approach respects the client’s knowledge of their own life and builds on existing strengths.
Her sessions are conversational and goal-focused. She uses methods drawn from attachment-based work to look at patterns that affect relationships.
Background and approach
She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Emotionally-focused ideas help people notice and name strong feelings when they show up. Janet describes therapy as a collaborative effort.
She listens, asks straightforward questions, and offers tools clients can try between sessions. Progress often comes from small changes repeated over time, such as experimenting with a different response to anger or testing a new way to ask for support.
She has supported people with a wide range of life challenges, including parenting strain, caregiving stress, chronic illness, grief, addiction concerns, and identity questions. She also addresses issues like attachment wounds, communication problems, and the aftermath of domestic violence or separation. Sessions are offered in English and Janet accepts international clients.
Her background as an MD and as a licensed marriage and family therapist (LCMFT) informs a practical, person-centered style aimed at helping clients make workable change.
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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
Approaches Janet lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused 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 Janet’s Approaches Work Online
Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and reactions. Online sessions using this approach help people notice repeating patterns and try new ways of relating with others. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In online CBT sessions clients learn to spot unhelpful thoughts and practice small behavior experiments between meetings. Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and life situation. That might mean starting with client-centered conversation, adding CBT exercises, or bringing in attachment ideas as issues emerge. Online formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent. Video calls allow face-to-face work and emotional connection. Phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text messaging are useful for short updates, reporting progress on homework, or getting support between sessions. These options offer flexibility so therapy can fit around work, caregiving, and other responsibilities.Questions people ask about Janet
What concerns does she support?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, trauma, relationship and parenting concerns, plus issues like sleep, career strain, and addictions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and collaborative. She listens closely, helps set clear goals, and suggests practical tools to try between sessions.
How much experience does she bring?
She has 40 years of professional work experience, including both medical training and family therapy practice.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist (LCMFT) based in Maryland.
What languages are available and can she work across borders?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats does she offer?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.