- Years in practice
- 9
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Washington
- Languages
- English, American Sign Language
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Self esteem
- Focus
- Bipolar disorder
About Janelle
Janelle Butler is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with nine years of clinical experience. She focuses on common concerns parents face, including stress, anxiety, sleep problems, parenting strain, grief, and relationship or intimacy worries. She speaks English and American Sign Language and works with people in Washington and beyond.
She began her career in community mental health in the greater Seattle area and has since expanded practice while still serving Washington clients.
Background and approach
That background means she has supported people with many different life challenges and medical or emotional comorbidities. Her work often covers mood conditions such as depression and bipolar, attention differences like ADHD, and substance use concerns. In sessions she helps people notice patterns that increase pain and get in the way of daily life.
She uses straightforward techniques to shift those patterns or change how clients relate to them. Janelle emphasizes that relief can happen quickly for some problems, while lasting change usually takes ongoing work. Janelle draws from several practical approaches, including cognitive behavioral strategies and dialectical behavior skills, alongside acceptance-based and attachment-informed methods.
She aims to teach tools people can use between sessions, such as coping skills for overwhelm and clearer communication steps. Her style is warm and supportive with a focus on hope and small, achievable steps. Parents looking for help with burnout, behavior or emotional concerns, and life transitions will find an approach that combines problem-solving with emotional understanding.
What Janelle works with
Everything Janelle lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Janelle helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Janelle lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-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.
How Janelle’s Approaches Fit Online Care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then commit to actions that match their values; this can help with anxiety, depression, and parenting stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which is useful for mood, sleep, and attention-related problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationships shape current patterns and communication, helping people improve closeness and handle relationship or intimacy concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences and suggest techniques that fit your needs. Decisions about which methods to use are collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video calls let you work face to face from different locations, phone sessions can be a shorter check-in or work when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging supports brief check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options aim to provide flexibility for busy parents and people managing complex schedules.
Questions people ask about Janelle
What concerns does Janelle commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, addictions, grief, sleep and eating problems, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and more.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm and practical. She focuses on teaching skills, noticing unhelpful patterns, and helping people find hope through small steps.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has nine years of experience and spent much of her career in community mental health serving diverse ages and backgrounds.
What credentials does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a licensed mental health counselor, LMHC, licensed in Washington and practices with clients in that state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and American Sign Language.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.
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