Janette Gunn, LCSW

Janette Gunn is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 24 years of experience to her work. She focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, and low self-esteem. Her approach is warm and respectful, and she aims to make therapy a collaborative process.

Janette's early work in a domestic violence shelter shaped her commitment to practical, survivor-centered care. She has extensive experience supporting teens who have survived severe trauma and abuse, and she carries that experience into sessions with adults facing similar challenges. She listens closely and adapts conversations to what each person needs.

She uses a mix of well-established methods, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), attachment-based techniques, client-centered work, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and emotionally focused ideas. Those tools are applied in straightforward ways - for example, practicing coping skills, mapping patterns that keep problems active, and strengthening emotion regulation. Janette emphasizes skill-building alongside discussion.

People often come for help with social anxiety, isolation and loneliness, questions about life purpose, or specific phobias. Janette helps people make concrete changes that reduce daily distress and improve relationships and functioning. She treats grief and trauma with sensitivity and steady support.

Sessions can be scheduled from Wisconsin and are offered in English. Janette describes therapy as a team effort and works with each person to set realistic goals and steps toward them.

How practical approaches translate to online therapy

Janette uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT often includes short exercises and homework to build new habits and reduce anxiety or depressive symptoms. Attachment-based work focuses on how relationships shape feelings and expectations, helping people understand patterns and try new ways of connecting that feel safer.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Janette will discuss your needs and goals and try methods that match your situation. She frames decisions as a team effort and adjusts methods if something isn’t working for you.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make participation more flexible. Video calls support face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be an easier option when bandwidth is limited or for a simpler check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging let people share thoughts in writing and fit therapy into busy schedules. These options make it easier to keep momentum and practice skills between sessions.