Janel Guinane

Janel Guinane is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with ten years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, addictions, and parenting challenges. She also supports those facing depression, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, body image concerns, and career or life transitions. Janel frames therapy around the concerns people bring and works to make sessions practical and focused.

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She treats each person as the expert on their own life and offers guidance rather than directives. Sessions aim to clarify goals, build motivation, and find small changes that add up over time.

Clinically she uses client-centered techniques alongside cognitive behavioral ideas and solution-focused strategies. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck about change, and trauma-informed tools, including EMDR, are part of her approach for processing difficult memories. These tools are mixed to fit each person's needs rather than used in a fixed sequence.

Janel has worked across community programs since the late 1990s, including residential settings and services for people experiencing homelessness and substance use challenges. She later completed a Bachelor of Social Work and a Master of Social Work, and now oversees a clinic and day respite center that link people to housing and health resources.

People who choose her will find a practical, strengths-focused partner who listens closely, helps set manageable steps, and supports steady progress toward the goals clients name.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, reflecting, and following the client’s lead. It helps when someone needs a space to be heard and to make sense of their priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and offers concrete strategies to change unhelpful patterns; it is often useful for anxiety, depression, and anger. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-informed method aimed at processing distressing memories and reducing their emotional impact through structured phases and bilateral stimulation.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and comfort level. That exploration can include trying different strategies and adjusting the plan as progress is made.

The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow a quicker check-in between appointments, and remove travel time. Some formats also let people choose shorter or phone-based check-ins if that suits their schedule and energy. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT, client-centered work, and EMDR-informed techniques to remote settings when those formats are available.