Janet Kuykendall, LMHC, LCPC
Compassionate therapist focused on practical parenting support
Book with Janet- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LMHC, LCPC
- Licensed in
- Florida, Idaho
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Janet
Janet Kuykendall is a Florida-licensed therapist with over a decade of experience helping people navigate stressful life moments. She holds LMHC and LCPC credentials and brings a calm, practical presence to sessions. Janet focuses on real concerns like anxiety, depression, parenting stress, and relationship strain.
She talks plainly and helps clients identify strengths they can use right away. Janet centers each session on the person in front of her. She treats clients as the expert on their own lives and asks questions that clarify values and goals.
Background and approach
Conversations tend to be goal-focused and down-to-earth, with simple strategies to reduce overwhelm and rebuild confidence. Her background includes work with a wide range of concerns such as trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, bipolar issues, and coping with major life change. She also supports people facing family problems, blended family challenges, adoption and foster care issues, and caregiver stress.
Janet draws on practical tools to help manage anger, improve communication, and set healthier boundaries. In sessions she may use techniques from client-centered approaches, cognitive behavioral methods, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative work. These tools are used to help clients reframe unhelpful thoughts, notice patterns, and make small, achievable changes.
The pace is matched to each person's needs and comfort. Janet works with adults in Florida and offers sessions in English. Her style aims to be encouraging and steady, helping people move from stuck to more manageable daily routines.
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
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Janet lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches you can use in online sessions
Client-centered therapy puts the client's experience first. The therapist listens closely and follows the person's pace while helping them notice strengths and choices. This approach is useful for parenting stress, relationship questions, and building confidence.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Sessions include identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying small behavior changes to test what works. This method often helps with anxiety, depression, and managing strong emotions.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple exercises to notice the present moment with less judgment. Short practices help reduce rumination and increase calm when parenting feels overwhelming.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to pick methods that match goals, values, and what feels most helpful. Together they track what changes produce relief and make adjustments along the way.
Online care offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual connection matters. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to keep momentum between sessions or fit support into a busy day.
Questions people ask about Janet
What issues does Janet address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, and related life challenges.
What is her therapeutic style?
Janet uses a client-centered, down-to-earth approach that emphasizes strengths and practical steps. Sessions focus on clear goals and usable tools.
How much experience does she have?
Janet has 12 years of professional experience working with a range of mental health and life transition issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LMHC and LCPC credentials and is licensed in Florida. Her practice is listed as located in Florida.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Janet works with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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