- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Mindfulness techniques
About Janet
Janet Sohmer is an Ohio-licensed professional counselor (LPCC) with 25 years of clinical experience. She sees adults who want help with anxiety, depression, relationship strain, self-esteem, coping with life changes, grief, anger, and related concerns. She also focuses on patterns that start in the family of origin and on problems such as codependency, abandonment, and isolation.
Janet uses straightforward methods to help people notice the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking, and on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for managing strong emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. Mindfulness techniques are used to increase awareness and reduce reactivity.
In sessions she helps people sort through communication problems, commitment worries, control issues, and feelings of emptiness or guilt. Practical skills and clear examples are common in her approach, along with attention to how childhood roles and family expectations continue to influence choices today. The work often includes short exercises and homework between sessions to practice new ways of relating and coping.
Clients can expect a direct style that focuses on concrete steps and skill-building rather than abstract theory. She supports people as they test changes in their daily life, from setting boundaries to reducing panic attacks. Janet works in English and practices in Ohio as an LPCC.
If someone wants to begin, they follow the directory’s process to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Costs vary by location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How Janet Uses CBT, DBT and Mindfulness Online
Janet commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change thinking patterns that feed anxiety, depression, and relationship problems. CBT uses clear exercises to test beliefs and build alternate, more helpful behaviors.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. Those DBT skills are practical tools for coping with intense feelings and improving communication. Mindfulness practices are used to increase present-moment awareness and reduce automatic reactivity to strong emotions.
Choosing the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. Janet will work with each person to decide which approaches fit their goals, preferences, and current concerns. The plan can be adjusted as the work progresses so clients practice what is most useful to them.
Confirm the therapist’s current session options before booking because the biography does not list specific formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules require them. Therapists and licensed professionals commonly use a range of session structures to balance skills practice, discussion, and between-session exercises to support progress.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
Janet works with anxiety, depression, relationship strain, self-esteem, grief, anger, coping with life changes, and related issues such as codependency and abandonment.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a practical, skills-focused approach that emphasizes noticing thoughts and behaviors and learning concrete coping strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of professional experience working with adults on mood, anxiety, and relationship concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LPCC licensed in Ohio and conducts practice with that credential in the state.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and what formats are used?
Confirm current session options before booking by using the platform’s scheduling tools and information, since the therapist’s biography does not list specific formats.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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