Janet Lengsfelder

Janet Lengsfelder is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 25 years of clinical experience. She draws on a background in nursing and long practice helping people manage strong emotions and life transitions. Clients often come for help with anger, anxiety, stress, relationship strain, grief, depression, and parenting concerns.

Janet combines practical support with steady listening. She helps people notice recurring life patterns and see how those patterns affect their feelings and choices. Sessions focus on building a stronger sense of self so setbacks feel less overwhelming and easier to handle.

Her early work as a nurse shaped a hands-on approach to healing. That experience moved her to pursue graduate study and additional training in gesture-oriented therapeutic methods that offer emotional first aid. She uses this background to guide people through grief, caregiver stress, cancer-related challenges, and end-of-life concerns.

Janet often uses attachment-based ideas, emotionally-focused methods, and client-centered practices to help people repair connections and learn new ways of relating. She also integrates mindfulness techniques and elements from the Gottman Method to address communication and intimacy-related issues.

In the room she encourages realistic risks that lead to growth. She aims to replace catastrophic thinking with clearer, more manageable ways of seeing problems. Her style balances direct reflection with compassionate curiosity to help people move toward more satisfying relationships and calmer daily life.

How Janet's Approaches Translate to Online Work

Janet commonly draws on attachment-based therapy to look at how early bonds shape current relationships and emotional reactions. This approach helps when anger, intimacy issues, or repeated conflict patterns are present by focusing on connection needs and how to meet them differently.

She also uses emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) ideas to help people identify and shift the feelings that drive difficult behaviors. EFT-style work aims to reduce reactive cycles by naming emotions and working to change interaction patterns that fuel distress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Janet collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and comfort level. She listens to what matters to the client and adapts the work as needs and preferences become clearer.

Please confirm current online session options before booking, as formats are not listed in this profile. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Your therapist will help plan sessions so they work with your schedule and goals.