Janice Nass, LCSW

Janice Nass is a licensed clinical social worker with 40 years of experience helping people navigate major life changes. She focuses on practical steps people can take when anxiety, depression, grief, chronic illness, or relationship strain make life feel overwhelming. Her style is down-to-earth and focused on what works day to day.

Janice helps people reframe how they think about difficult events so they can respond differently. She guides conversations that uncover the beliefs shaping choices and then looks for small, real changes someone can try. Sessions often involve setting clear, manageable goals and testing new behaviors between meetings.

She uses cognitive behavioral approaches to spot unhelpful thoughts and try alternatives. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy techniques help people tolerate hard feelings while still moving toward valued actions. Client-centered conversation keeps the person's priorities at the center, and solution-focused work emphasizes quick, practical steps when they are needed.

Over her career Janice has worked in long-term care, hospice, administrative roles, and group mental health settings. Those experiences inform a compassionate, patient-centered approach that accepts where someone is now while nudging toward change.

People who want clear, straightforward strategies and a collaborative process tend to do well with her. She encourages experimentation, learning from setbacks, and identifying supports that reinforce healthier choices.

Practical approaches for online change work

Janice often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thought patterns. CBT focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful habits. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is another approach she uses to help people accept difficult emotions while still taking steps toward what matters to them; it is useful for grief, chronic illness, and ongoing stress. Client-centered therapy keeps the conversation grounded in the person's own priorities and pacing, so treatment stays aligned with what the individual finds most important.

Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. She will discuss options with each person, weigh what feels most useful, and try methods collaboratively. If one method needs adjustment, she and the client will change course together rather than sticking to a single plan.

Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that helps, phone sessions require less bandwidth, live chat can be useful for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options let people choose what works best for timing, pace, and comfort while still working toward clear goals.