Works with
How Jana works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LISW
- Licensed in
- Ohio
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Jana
Jana Carroll-Thomas is a licensed independent social worker who helps people manage strong emotions and improve daily functioning. She brings a warm, interactive style and focuses on practical steps you can use between sessions. Jana aims to make therapy straightforward and down-to-earth for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anger, or depression.
She earned a Master of Social Work from Michigan State University in 2004, graduating with honors, and holds an Ohio LISW.
Background and approach
For almost two decades she worked in child welfare as a frontline worker and supervisor, which gave her deep experience with trauma and abuse. She also practiced individual counseling in Michigan for over five years before relocating to Ohio. Her approach includes cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts shape reactions and choices.
She pairs that with humanistic ideas about personal growth and holistic practices such as guided imagery and mindfulness exercises. Sessions focus on concrete skills, goal-setting, and short exercises to try between meetings. Jana has experience supporting people with depression, anxiety, stress, sleep concerns, self-esteem struggles, relationship and intimacy-related issues, career stress, and anger.
She also has experience with LGBTQ concerns and survivors of trauma. Her work in public agencies includes supervising programs that support people living with HIV. In sessions she listens without judgment and works collaboratively to build a plan that fits your life.
If you want practical tools and steady support while you learn new ways to handle intense feelings, she offers a clear, compassionate path forward.
What Jana works with
Everything Jana lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Jana's practice.
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
Approaches Jana lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches and online care
Jana commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new ways of responding. CBT is well suited to worries, low mood, sleep problems, and patterns that fuel anger.She also includes mindfulness and guided imagery as part of her work, teaching breathing and visualization techniques to reduce stress in the moment and to support better sleep and emotional regulation.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Jana will discuss what feels most useful and adjust methods based on your goals, preferences, and how you respond. That collaborative process helps make sessions practical and relevant to everyday life.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging provides flexibility for different needs. Video calls let you speak face-to-face when visual cues matter. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits your schedule. Live chat and text-based messaging can be useful for quick updates, brief coaching, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit counseling into work, family, and daily life.
Questions people ask about Jana
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with people facing anger, anxiety, depression, stress, sleep problems, self-esteem struggles, relationship and intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, LGBT concerns, and career-related stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and interactive with a focus on mindfulness and practical exercises. Sessions emphasize clear goals and skills you can use between meetings.
What is her background and experience?
She has five years of individual counseling experience and spent 19 years in child welfare as a worker and supervisor, bringing substantial trauma experience.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LISW credential in Ohio and practices from Ohio.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.