Janelle Green, LICSW

Janelle Green is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) in Washington who focuses on grief, low self-esteem, depression, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes. She offers steady support and practical help for people feeling overwhelmed by loss or ongoing stress. Her style is warm and down-to-earth, aimed at helping people take one manageable step at a time.

Janelle centers sessions on what the person already knows about their life. She treats clients as the expert on their own story and builds from their strengths. Conversations aim to clarify immediate concerns and map small, doable changes that fit daily life.

Her toolkit includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), client-centered work, emotionally-focused techniques, and mindfulness practices. These methods are used to address mood shifts, worry, and patterns that keep people feeling stuck. Exercises often focus on noticing thoughts, practicing acceptance, and clarifying values.

Across five years of practice she has helped people manage caregiving strain, chronic illness and pain, bereavement, and problems rooted in family relationships. She also works with issues like codependency, communication struggles, guilt, and financial stress. Janelle uses straightforward language and concrete steps to make progress feel possible.

Sessions aim to be collaborative and paced to each person. The focus is on workable strategies that fit into a busy life. Janelle supports people as they build skills and restore a sense of control and meaning.

Practical therapy options for online care

Janelle often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like depression and anxiety. CBT helps people break down problems into smaller steps and practice changes between sessions.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which teaches how to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting caught by them, while clarifying personal values to guide action. ACT is useful for coping with loss, chronic illness, and ongoing stress where getting rid of feelings isn’t realistic.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Janelle collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, comfort level, and daily routine. Together they try options, track what helps, and adjust as needed.

Online therapy offers flexibility for different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and exercises that use visual materials. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a check-in is needed during a break. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to get short, timely support and skill practice between sessions. These formats aim to fit therapy into a busy life and make regular work toward goals more manageable.