- Years in practice
- 37
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Grief
About Janet
Janet Ferrell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Tennessee with 37 years of experience. She has worked across inpatient and outpatient settings and has helped people facing addiction, mental health challenges, and trauma. Janet has a background with adolescents and adults and supports parents navigating parenting concerns.
Her work aims to fit each person rather than use a single method for everyone. She leans on cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical behavior strategies, and she often uses mindfulness and guided imagery during sessions.
Background and approach
Janet keeps language plain and practical so people leave with usable steps they can try between meetings. Sessions focus on immediate problems like anxiety, depression, sleep troubles, and stress, as well as longer‑standing issues such as grief, relationship difficulties, and codependency. She also addresses concerns tied to chronic illness, caregiving strain, adoption and foster care matters, and body image.
Conversations look at thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and move toward small behavior changes and coping skills. Janet describes therapy as a collaborative process. She works with clients to set clear, achievable goals and adapts methods as progress unfolds.
The aim is honest, steady work rather than quick fixes. Her style is calm and straightforward. She encourages people who are worried or overwhelmed to try a session and see how the approach fits.
Many clients find the mix of skill practice and mindfulness useful for daily life.
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.
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- 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
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Janet lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic 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 her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and meeting a person where they are. It involves reflecting feelings and priorities so clients lead the pace and shape of work, which helps when people need a steady, supportive space to talk about parenting or grief.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical exercises and small behavioral changes that can reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or change patterns that contribute to depression. These exercises transfer well to online sessions and homework between meetings.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds skills for regulating emotion, tolerating distress, and improving relationships. It is useful for intense mood swings, anger, and self-destructive patterns and pairs skills practice with problem-solving during sessions.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative step. The therapist will talk with clients about goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust the plan as needed. That means the work evolves based on what is helpful, not a fixed menu of techniques.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for a full face-to-face conversation, phone can fit a quick check-in, live chat offers back-and-forth typing when speaking is hard, and messaging is helpful for short updates or practice prompts. Together, these options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and keep progress moving forward.
Questions people ask about Janet
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with people facing anxiety, depression, stress, and sleep problems. Other areas include addictions, grief, bipolar concerns, trauma and abuse, anger, and relationship struggles.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses plain, practical methods that fit the person. Sessions combine skill practice, mindfulness, and guided imagery to address thinking patterns and coping skills.
How much experience does she bring?
She has 37 years of work in mental health across inpatient and outpatient settings and with a range of challenges.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds the LPC credential as a Licensed Professional Counselor and is based in Tennessee.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can choose what works best for them.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to try therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.
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