- Years in practice
- 30
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Janet
Janet Wise is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 30 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting challenges and trauma. She works with adults across life stages who are facing relationship strains, caregiving burdens, changes in identity, or struggles with mood and substance use.
Her manner is warm and practical, focused on listening first and setting achievable goals together. Janet draws on a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs.
Background and approach
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She combines that with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness practices to build awareness and steady coping skills that fit daily life. Her background includes pastoral counseling and years of work supporting people in hospitals and community settings through loss and crisis.
That experience informs a calm, empathetic style when grief and trauma are part of the story. She also teaches movement-based classes such as yoga and Enerchi, and brings that embodied awareness into sessions when helpful. Janet emphasizes collaboration.
She does not use a one-size-fits-all plan, and she works with each person to set realistic steps toward their goals. For parents, she offers practical strategies to lessen overwhelm and improve sleep, communication, and behavior management. Sessions are offered from New York and are conducted in English.
Janet’s approach suits people who want a therapist who listens carefully, offers concrete tools, and helps them reconnect with purpose and everyday rhythms.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Janet lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- 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 that guide online sessions
Janet often blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online work. CBT helps identify and shift thinking and behavior patterns that contribute to anxiety or low mood. ACT encourages noticing thoughts and feelings while taking steps that align with personal values, which can help with parenting stress, grief, and life transitions.She also brings client-centered and mindfulness elements into sessions, creating space for each person to name what matters most. Choosing an approach is a shared process - the therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and try techniques that fit their situation. Adjustments are made as the work unfolds so the plan remains practical and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or movement is a concern. Live chat and text work well for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when a client prefers writing over speaking. These options offer flexibility to fit therapy into a busy or changing schedule.
Questions people ask about Janet
What kinds of concerns does Janet address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, parenting issues and a wide range of related concerns such as sleep, eating, substance use, and self-esteem.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and collaborative with a focus on listening, setting goals, and using practical tools clients can apply between sessions.
What is her professional background?
Janet has 30 years of clinical social work experience and has provided grief and crisis counseling in hospital and community settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential (LCSW) and practices from New York.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is provided via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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