Janet Sohmer, LPCC

Janet Sohmer is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) practicing in Ohio. She brings 25 years of experience helping people manage anxiety, depression, and everyday stress. Janet focuses on practical steps clients can use right away to feel steadier and more able to cope.

She offers straightforward support for relationship struggles and self-esteem concerns. People come to her for help with grief, anger, trauma and abuse, and major life transitions. She also addresses issues such as abandonment, codependency, commitment worries, and family of origin concerns.

Janet uses commonly applied tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and integrates skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness. In sessions she helps clients notice unhelpful thinking, try new behaviors, and practice emotion-regulation skills. The work is collaborative and focused on what will make daily life easier.

Her style is practical and down-to-earth. Sessions center on clear goals, short-term coping strategies, and skill practice between meetings when useful. Janet supports people as they try new ways of handling stress and improve communication.

People who want direct, skills-based help often find this approach useful. She encourages steady progress and small, manageable changes so clients can build confidence and move toward clearer purpose and better mood.

Applying CBT and Mindfulness Online

Janet draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT focuses on identifying thinking patterns that fuel anxiety or low mood and testing new, more helpful responses in daily life.

She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness to teach emotion regulation and present-moment awareness. DBT skills are practical tools for managing intense feelings, while mindfulness helps ground attention and reduce reactivity.

Finding the best approach is a shared process. Janet will work with each person to choose which methods fit their situation, goals, and personal preferences. The plan can shift as needs change and progress is reviewed together.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face skill practice, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing skill reminders. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and keep steady momentum between appointments.