- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and EMDR
- Life purpose work
About Janel
Janel Adams is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Kentucky with five years of experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or unworthy after changes in work, relationships, or health. She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and life purpose concerns among others.
She uses practical talk, gentle challenge, and skills work to identify patterns that developed as protection. Sessions aim to uncover roots of people-pleasing, codependency, perfectionism, and chronic self-doubt. Clients can expect straightforward discussion about how past experiences shape current behavior.
Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thoughts and choose actions that align with their values. EMDR may be used when past trauma keeps showing up in the present. Mindfulness techniques and motivational interviewing-style questions appear in sessions to increase awareness and momentum.
Janel helps people clarify what matters next when life shifts feel disorienting. She also addresses practical concerns such as career stress, relationship conflict, addiction, grief, and financial strain. Work on attachment wounds, abandonment, guilt, and forgiveness is offered alongside coping skills for anger and isolation.
Sessions are conversational and focused on real-life steps. Janel encourages small experiments between appointments to test new ways of relating to others and to oneself. People who want to explore life purpose and make concrete changes often find this approach useful.
Therapeutic approaches and doing work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and refocus on actions that match their values. It can help when someone feels stuck or unsure what matters next. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with change. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) addresses the ways past traumatic memories affect current reactions and can reduce the intensity of those reactions over time.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as needed, keeping the focus on what the client wants to change in daily life.
The original profile does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also allow the therapist to use mindfulness exercises, values work, and EMDR-adapted exercises in the virtual setting when appropriate. Ask about any format details when scheduling so sessions align with your routine and goals.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Kentucky
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, relationship and career issues, and life purpose questions among other areas.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She uses direct conversation, skills practice, and reflective questions. Her sessions mix evidence-based techniques with mindfulness and practical action.
How much experience does she have?
She holds an LCSW credential and has five years of clinical experience working with these concerns in Kentucky.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCSW licensed in Kentucky and practices with clients based in that state.
Does she work in languages other than English or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to learn how sessions are held.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.