Janet Stone-Nielsen, LCSW

Janet Stone-Nielsen is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 24 years of experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns. Her approach is calm and direct, aimed at making therapy feel practical and useful for day-to-day life.

Janet focuses a lot on issues that follow abuse and trauma, including symptoms like PTSD, panic, grief, and difficulties with self-esteem or parenting. She also works with people facing addiction, career strain, chronic illness, and compassion fatigue. Her practice includes support for LGBT concerns and a range of interpersonal challenges such as communication problems and codependency.

In sessions she begins where each person is and follows their pace. Client-Centered Therapy guides her tone, and she often adds Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help change thinking and behavior patterns. She uses psychoeducation so clients can see patterns and try new responses between sessions.

Janet also integrates trauma-focused tools and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, when appropriate, to address distressing memories. Motivational Interviewing is another approach she uses to help people find their own motivation for change. She is experienced supporting other professionals with clinical supervision, self-care, and compassion fatigue.

Janet practices from North Carolina and offers a range of session types to fit different needs. She emphasizes collaboration, clear goals, and concrete skills so therapy feels relevant and achievable.

How Janet Uses Evidence-Based Approaches Online

Janet commonly blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and trauma-focused methods when working with people. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and teaches practical tools to change behaviors and manage anxiety, depression, and stress. Trauma-Focused Therapy and related methods address traumatic memories and reactions, helping reduce the hold those memories have on daily life.

She approaches choosing a method collaboratively. During early sessions she listens to a person's goals and symptoms, then suggests approaches that match those needs. Together the client and Janet try methods and adjust based on what feels most helpful and manageable.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, and text messaging to make therapy fit different lives. Video calls are useful for deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter, frequent check-ins and skill practice between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy around work, caregiving, or mobility needs while keeping the focus on practical skills and steady progress.