- Years in practice
- 28
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Janet
Janet Jacobs is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin with nearly three decades of experience helping people navigate hard moments. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, parenting struggles, and issues with self-esteem and motivation. Her style is straightforward and respectful, aimed at making beginning therapy feel doable for someone worried about taking that first step.
Janet sees the person first, not a label. She treats clients as the experts on their own story and looks for strengths to build on.
Background and approach
In sessions she listens, asks practical questions, and shares strategies that match each client’s life and goals. Her approach draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that target symptoms and everyday functioning. That may include ways to manage anxiety and mood, improve communication, and handle addictive behaviors.
She adapts tools to fit the pace a person needs rather than following a rigid plan. Janet has worked in clinical settings across Wisconsin for 28 years. Her long experience includes helping people through grief, trauma, caregiving strain, chronic illness, and major life transitions.
She also supports those facing intimacy concerns, body image questions, and career-related stress. Sessions are offered in English and Janet accepts international clients. She emphasizes practical steps and steady progress, helping each person find what works for their life and parenting concerns when relevant.
What Janet works with
Everything Janet lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Janet helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Evidence-based approaches for online support
Janet uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques in straightforward ways that people can apply between sessions. One common approach focuses on teaching practical skills to manage anxiety and low mood, such as simple behavioral experiments, activity scheduling, and breathing or grounding exercises that reduce stress in the moment. Another approach centers on improving communication and relationship patterns by identifying unhelpful interaction habits and practicing new ways to express needs and set boundaries. These methods help with parenting strain, intimacy concerns, and conflicts at work or home.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Janet partners with each person to match methods to their goals, circumstances, and comfort level. She checks in about what helps and adjusts the plan over time so the work feels relevant and doable.
Online sessions offer flexibility and different ways to connect. Video calls let people meet face to face when discussing sensitive topics or practicing communication. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or be used when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing reflections between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around busy schedules.
Questions people ask about Janet
What issues does she help with?
Janet supports people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, addiction, grief, trauma, and related issues like self-esteem and sleep problems.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She listens first, then offers strategies and step-by-step tools that match a person's daily life and goals.
How much experience does she bring?
Janet has 28 years of professional experience working in Wisconsin clinical settings with a wide range of concerns and life transitions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LPC credential as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Wisconsin and practices from that state.
Can I work with her if I'm outside the United States?
International clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats does she use?
Sessions may be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How much do sessions cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and are offered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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