About Janet
Janet Giles is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California with 21 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and relationship or intimacy challenges.
Background and approach
She also supports people dealing with parenting strain, caregiver stress, ADHD symptoms, codependency, anger, and low self-esteem. Janet has practiced in a range of clinical settings and has taught psychology courses as an adjunct professor in a counseling program.
Her classroom experience includes lifespan development, child and adolescent development, theories of personality, and psychopathology. She draws on this background to explain things clearly and keep sessions practical.
Her therapy style blends well-known, evidence-based techniques to match whatever a person needs that week. She often uses cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thoughts, strength-focused work to build on what already helps, and mindfulness practices to steady stress reactions.
She adapts methods when a different approach better fits a concern. Janet brings a creative sensibility to sessions and sometimes weaves artful thinking into conversations.
She sees the relationship between therapist and client as central and aims to make the room feel respectful and steady. That makes it easier to try new behaviors and practice different ways of relating.
People who reach out can expect straightforward guidance, gentle challenge, and practical tools to use between sessions. Janet aims to help people find clearer communication, more manageable stress, and small changes that add up over time.
How Janet’s approaches work online
Janet commonly uses cognitive behavioral strategies to help people identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. This approach breaks problems into small steps so people can try new reactions and notice what changes.She also draws on mindfulness techniques to teach simple attention and breathing practices that reduce immediate stress and help manage strong emotions. Strength-based or client-centered ideas guide the work as well, focusing on a person's existing skills and values and building from there.
Finding the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. Janet works with each person to pick approaches that match current goals, the issue at hand, and personal preferences. She adjusts the plan over time if something does not feel helpful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people use visual cues and fuller interaction. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging offer flexibility for quick reflections, progress updates, or skill practice between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and varied daily routines.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Experience
- 21 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English