Janice Ruchlis

Janice Ruchlis is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 30 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, grief, trauma, relationship concerns, and struggles with self-esteem. Janice also supports clients facing addiction, parenting challenges, sleep and eating problems, and life transitions. Janice blends several approaches in her work. She uses attachment ideas to look at relationship patterns and Emotionally-Focused work to help people name and move through strong feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, and she often includes mindfulness practices to build present-moment awareness. Her sessions are conversational and practical. Janice listens for patterns that keep people stuck, then tries small, doable steps to create change. She pays attention to cultural and developmental differences and brings those into the conversation. Janice has worked with people from many backgrounds and of many ages. She invites clients to explore trauma, disability, and low self-esteem and to find personal strengths that support recovery. Her style is direct but warm, aiming to make progress feel manageable. To begin, Janice asks for a short intake and a conversation about goals. From there she and each client shape a plan that fits real life, focusing on tools and insights that can be used between sessions.

How her approaches work online

Janice frequently draws on Attachment-Based Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and helps people notice and change those patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps name and move through strong feelings so conversations with others become clearer and less reactive. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy targets unhelpful thoughts and teaches simple, practical skills to change behaviors and mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Janice will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She adjusts techniques as progress is made so sessions stay relevant and useful.

The practical benefits of online therapy can include easier scheduling and fitting sessions into busy days. Before booking, confirm which session formats are offered, since formats are not listed in the biography. Online sessions can make it simpler to maintain continuity during life changes, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so therapy fits into ordinary routines.