About Janet
Janet Siegel is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in California with ten years of professional experience. She has a background working in school settings and brings that practical experience to her sessions.
Background and approach
Janet aims to meet people where they are and help them take the next step toward feeling better. She commonly helps people manage stress and anxiety, build self-esteem, and address motivation and confidence.
She also supports those dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, depression, anger, and life transitions. Parenting concerns and relationship struggles are part of her everyday work, and she can include art-based activities when helpful.
Janet approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. She tailors conversations and care to the needs of the individual rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.
Her style tends to be practical and collaborative, focusing on concrete steps people can use between sessions. Clients can expect a calm, supportive environment where simple tools and creative exercises are used to clarify goals and reduce overwhelm.
Janet pays attention to cultural factors and identity, including LGBTQ concerns and multicultural issues. She also addresses worry related to attention differences such as ADHD.
Sessions can cover communication problems, family conflict, body image and self-love, social anxiety, and the unique demands that come with aging or being a young adult. Janet honors the courage it takes to start therapy and works with people to find manageable ways forward.
Evidence-based techniques and online care
Janet works from practical, evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on reducing symptoms and improving daily functioning. One common approach centers on learning and practicing skills to manage anxiety and stress, with exercises that teach breathing, grounding, and step-by-step coping plans to reduce overwhelm. Another approach uses creative, art-based exercises to help people express feelings and discover patterns when words are hard to find; these activities can aid work on grief, self-esteem, and identity issues.Finding the right approach is part of the process and happens together. Janet collaborates with each person to pick methods that match goals, preferences, and the problem at hand. She adjusts techniques over time based on what helps and what doesn't.
Online therapy offers flexibility and makes regular work easier to fit into busy lives. Video calls let people connect face-to-face from different locations. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or a lower-bandwidth option. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, reflections between sessions, or when typing is more comfortable than speaking. These options help people keep momentum and practice new skills in real life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also works with
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English