- 30 years experience
- Addiction-informed
- Faith-friendly approach
About Janice
Janice Harbin is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 30 years in the mental health field. She began her work with children and adolescents and has spent the last decade focused mainly on adults. Janice draws on long experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, depression, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns.
She has spent time in outpatient mental health settings and collaborated with psychiatric services when those supports were needed. In addition, Janice worked with people affected by substance use and served on a drug court treatment team for three years. She approaches addiction as a sign of deeper problems and looks to address underlying issues rather than only the symptoms.
Janice uses several practical approaches in sessions, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered techniques, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing. She blends talk, reflection, and real-world strategies so people can try things between visits and notice what helps.
Her background includes a faith perspective and personal belief in prayer, which she is willing to include in sessions when clients request spiritual support. Outside of work she enjoys biking, walking, and spending time with her children and grandchildren.
People who reach out to Janice can expect straightforward conversation about goals and next steps. She aims to make the process manageable and focused on what matters most to each person.
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to clarify their values and take small, value-driven steps even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It can help with stress, depression, anxiety, and motivation struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it is often useful for anxiety, depression, and many everyday problems. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and collaborating with the person to set the pace and goals of work.Finding the right combination of methods is part of the process. Janice will work collaboratively to learn about a person's goals, preferences, and daily life. Together they will choose and adjust approaches so sessions feel useful and realistic for the person's situation.
The therapist's biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people practice skills in their usual surroundings and then talk about what happened in the next session, which can speed learning and make changes more practical.
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Experience
30+ years
Credentials
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist help address?
Janice works with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma and many relationship and family-related concerns listed in her specialties, including codependency and parenting issues.
What is her general approach in therapy?
She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered techniques, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to help people set goals and try practical steps between sessions.
How much experience does she bring?
Janice has three decades of experience in mental health, beginning with work with children and adolescents and more recently focusing on adult clients and addiction treatment.
What credentials and location are listed for the therapist?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps should I take to begin working with this therapist?
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