- Direct compassionate style
- Mind-body techniques
- Practical tools for life
About Janna
Janna Fennell is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPC, LPCC) who focuses on helping people change patterns that hold them back. She speaks plainly and directly, and asks clients to engage in honest work. If you want practical tools and feedback to stop self-sabotage, she offers a straightforward, compassionate approach.
She encourages clients to face difficult feelings like anxiety, grief, depression, and attachment pain. Janna describes therapy as a mix of clear guidance and collaboration. She offers tools to practice between sessions and asks clients to attend consistently so progress can stick.
Janna blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with acceptance-oriented and attachment-focused ideas. She uses mindfulness practices, breathwork, and progressive muscle relaxation when helpful. She is also a certified yoga instructor and brings a mind-body perspective to sessions.
Her style is direct but supportive. She will point out patterns, ask hard questions, and give practical exercises to try at home. The aim is to build skills that last after formal counseling ends so clients can rely on themselves.
Janna trained at Bethel University and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College. She has about 10 years of experience working in schools, private practice, and online settings. Her work includes supporting people with stress, addiction concerns, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, codependency, sleep problems, and career or life transitions.
Approaches that translate to online work
Janna often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in her sessions. CBT focuses on changing unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors, which works well for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and habit change. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relational patterns from early relationships to help people understand current relationship struggles and codependency concerns.She also brings a client-centered stance, which means sessions are guided by what the person needs while the therapist offers empathy and reflective listening. Finding the right mix of approaches is collaborative - she will talk with each person about goals and preferences and adjust methods as therapy progresses.
The biography notes experience in online settings, but it does not list specific session types here, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life, allow shorter check-ins, reduce travel time, and make it simpler to use mindfulness or relaxation exercises between sessions. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and attachment-focused exercises for remote sessions so people can learn skills and practice them in their everyday routines.
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Experience
10+ years
Credentials
Minnesota, Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, sleep problems, addictions, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, and codependency among other areas.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is direct and collaborative, offering feedback, practical tools, and homework to help clients change unhelpful patterns.
What is her professional background?
She has about 10 years of experience working in school settings, private practice, and online, supporting teens and young adults as well as a broader range of people.
Which credentials and location are listed?
She holds LPC and LPCC credentials and practices out of Minnesota with licensure noted for Minnesota and Virginia.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography mentions experience in online settings, but current session formats can change; confirm available formats before booking.
How does pricing work for sessions?
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?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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