Janna Fennell

Janna Fennell, LPC, LPCC, is a therapist who helps people who are stuck by anxiety, anger, stress, or life changes. She speaks plainly and works directly with clients who are ready to do honest work. She invites people who may have tried therapy before and want more tools to stop self-sabotage and move forward.

Her approach blends practical skill-building and compassionate challenge. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside acceptance and attachment-focused ideas to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Sessions often include breathing practices, progressive muscle relaxation, and mindfulness exercises to manage strong feelings in the moment.

Janna draws on about 10 years of clinical experience and holds a Master of Arts in Counseling. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, in Virginia and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC, in Minnesota. Her background includes school-based work with PreK–12 students, private practice, and online therapy with teens and young adults.

She commonly helps people facing relationship and attachment concerns, grief and loss, addiction and substance issues, sleep problems, low self-esteem, and anger. Janna’s style is collaborative but direct - she asks questions, gives feedback, and assigns practical tools to practice between sessions.

If someone is ready to do the work, she aims to guide them through the uncomfortable parts of change. Her goal is to help clients build habits and skills they can use long after therapy ends.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Janna uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, anger, and depression. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in relationships and how early bonds affect adult feelings and reactions, which can help with trust and connection issues. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches acceptance of difficult feelings while clarifying values and taking action toward a meaningful life.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try different techniques, and adjust the plan as needed. The therapist and client decide together which methods fit best for the problem at hand.

The biography indicates experience with online work but does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people practice skills between meetings in the settings where challenges actually happen.