Janet Wise, LCSW

Janet Wise is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York with 30 years of experience. She helps people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, grief, addiction, ADHD, and stress. Her work also covers issues like parenting strain, body image, sleep problems, and career concerns.

Janet favors practical strategies and clear conversations. She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered work. Sessions focus on identifying unhelpful patterns, trying new behaviors, and setting achievable goals that fit daily life.

Her background includes pastoral counseling and experience supporting people in hospital settings during crises. That training informs her approach to grief and sudden loss. She also has a long history of teaching cultural competency and attending to cross-cultural factors in therapy.

Janet describes therapy as a collaboration. She listens first, then offers tools such as mindfulness exercises, motivational interviewing questions, and CBT-style behavior experiments. The pace is set by each person’s needs and readiness to change.

Outside clinical work she teaches yoga, Enerchi (a form of Tai Chi), and cardio-fitness classes, and she brings that holistic view to sessions when appropriate. Janet encourages practical steps toward stability, improved relationships, and renewed purpose, working with clients to build routines and coping skills that fit their lives.

Therapeutic approaches you can use online

Janet uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy alongside client-centered work to address symptoms and life challenges. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety or depressive patterns. ACT emphasizes noticing thoughts without getting stuck in them and clarifying values so people can take meaningful action even when feelings are difficult. Client-centered therapy gives space for someone to tell their story while the therapist listens and reflects to help them make sense of their experience.

Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Janet works together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and comfort level. That collaborative process might start with simple CBT exercises, then add mindfulness or ACT practices as needed. The plan can shift over time based on what helps most.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls let people use visual cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or when a quieter, shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging offer brief touchpoints and ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy days and different routines.