- Years in practice
- 21
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Janet
Janet Giles is a California-licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 21 years of clinical experience. She speaks directly to parents and adults who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, grief, anxiety, or relationship strain. Janet aims to make the first step easier and less intimidating by offering practical, steady support.
She draws on many years of work in clinics and classrooms, including time teaching psychology courses at National University. That background informs how she explains problems and treatments in plain language.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear goals and small, manageable steps rather than jargon. Janet commonly helps people facing parenting challenges, relationship tension, trauma and abuse, depression, and caregiving stress. She also supports those dealing with anger, intimacy issues, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and attention-related struggles.
Her style is adaptive and depends on what each person needs at the moment. The therapist uses evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioral ideas, strength-focused work, and mindfulness exercises. She often blends these with creative tools drawn from her art practice when that fits the client's goals.
Expect down-to-earth strategies you can apply between sessions. Clients find Janet approachable and straightforward. She values the therapeutic relationship and aims to build a respectful, collaborative connection.
Janet welcomes conversations about how therapy would fit into a client’s life and goals.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
How Janet’s Approaches Work Online
Janet often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and change small behaviors that get in the way of feeling better. This approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and everyday stress by turning ideas into practical steps. She also uses strength-based and client-centered methods that focus on a person's existing skills and goals to build resilience and confidence in parenting and relationships.She brings mindfulness practices into sessions as well, teaching short exercises to calm the body and clear attention. Those practices can help with overwhelm, anger, and caregiving fatigue. Choosing the right mix of methods is a collaborative process; Janet works with each client to decide what fits their goals, lifestyle, and comfort level as therapy begins.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and interactive exercises, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can fit short check-ins during a busy week. These options make therapy more flexible for parents and adults juggling work, caregiving, and daily life.
Questions people ask about Janet
What kinds of concerns does Janet focus on?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related struggles.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is practical and adaptive, using clear goals, skill-building, and mindfulness. She mixes approaches to match each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Janet brings 21 years of experience working in a range of clinical settings and teaching psychology courses at the university level.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, practicing in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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