Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
How Janna works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC, LPCC
- Licensed in
- Minnesota, Virginia
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Janna
Janna Fennell is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who focuses on helping people reduce stress, manage anger, and handle anxiety. She speaks plainly and works in a direct, collaborative way. She encourages clients to try new skills and to stick with the work between sessions.
If someone is ready to face uncomfortable feelings and make changes, she offers practical tools and honest feedback to move forward. Janna uses a mix of approaches to meet each person where they are.
Background and approach
She often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thinking patterns that keep them stuck. She also uses attachment ideas to look at how early relationships affect current reactions, and she brings client-centered listening to help clients feel heard.
Her background includes a Master of Arts in Counseling from Bethel University and a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College. She holds LPC and LPCC credentials in Minnesota and Virginia and has around 10 years of counseling experience. Her past work includes school-based therapy across PreK-12 and practice in online and personal settings.
In sessions she may teach relaxation practices such as progressive muscle relaxation, breathwork, and mindfulness exercises. She expects active participation and will suggest homework tools to practice outside sessions. This approach helps clients build skills they can use long after therapy ends.
Janna offers therapy for a range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, addiction concerns, trauma and grief, sleep problems, and self-esteem. She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
What Janna works with
Everything Janna lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Janna's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Janna 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
- 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.
How her approaches translate to online work
Janna commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, anger, and insomnia. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns from early relationships to understand reactions in current relationships and to build more supported ways of relating.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. That collaboration helps shape which techniques and exercises are used from session to session so care fits the person's needs.
Online therapy can be flexible and practical. Video calls let people practice skills in real time and read nonverbal cues. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to check in between sessions or fit a short update into a busy day. These options help people stay consistent with treatment and use new tools in daily life.
Questions people ask about Janna
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, relationship and family concerns, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep issues, career challenges, and depression.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is direct and collaborative. She asks thought-provoking questions, gives honest feedback, and teaches practical skills to use between sessions.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
She has about 10 years of experience working in school settings, independent practice, and online counseling with teens and young adults as well as other client groups.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LPC and LPCC credentials and works from Minnesota. The profile notes licensing in Minnesota and Virginia as LPC and LPCC respectively.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and she does accept international clients.
How are sessions delivered online?
She provides 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 that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.