Janet Giles

Janet Giles is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people manage strong emotions and life stressors. She works with individuals facing anger, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship or parenting strain. Janet uses straightforward talk, practical tools, and creative ideas to help people find steady footing.

She brings 21 years of clinical experience in multiple settings and has taught psychology courses at the college level. Those teaching roles included Lifespan Development, Child and Adolescent Development, Theories of Personality, and Psychopathology. That background shapes how she explains things and sets clear, manageable goals with each person.

Janet adapts her approach to the issue at hand. She commonly draws on cognitive behavioral strategies, strength-based work, and mindfulness exercises, and will add other techniques when they seem helpful. Sessions focus on skills people can use between meetings to reduce reactivity and build healthier patterns.

Creativity is part of her style; she often brings ideas from artistic practice into sessions to spark new perspectives. Janet emphasizes a respectful, collaborative relationship and aims to make the room feel calm and predictable.

People seek her help for parenting worries, communication problems, trauma and abuse recovery, caregiver stress, codependency, intimacy-related issues, and attention-related concerns. She encourages anyone feeling overwhelmed to take the next step and learn how different tools might help them feel more in control.

How Janet’s Methods Translate to Online Work

Janet commonly uses cognitive behavioral strategies and mindfulness practices in her therapeutic work. Cognitive behavioral approaches look at patterns of thought and behavior, then teach concrete skills to change unhelpful reactions. Mindfulness techniques help people notice strong feelings like anger without immediately acting on them, and can reduce stress over time.

She also uses a strength-based perspective that highlights existing skills and builds on them. That approach focuses on small, doable steps and practical tools that a person can try between meetings. Deciding which combination fits best is a collaborative process; the therapist and client review goals and pick methods that match the client’s needs and preferences.

The original biography did not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Some people find phone or video sessions allow them to practice skills in familiar routines or fit sessions into a lunch break. Licensed professionals can help tailor session length and pacing so therapy fits into everyday life.