Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coaching
How Janay works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- MD, LCSW-C
- Licensed in
- Maryland
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Janay
Janay Taylor, MD, LCSW-C helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, and relationship concerns. She offers practical support for building self-esteem and making clearer choices about life direction. Her style is calm and collaborative, aimed at helping people feel more in control of daily challenges.
Janay trained at Salisbury University, where she earned a Bachelor of Social Work and a Master of Social Work. She then practiced in child welfare settings, supporting efforts to reunify children with birth families.
Background and approach
That early work shaped her focus on safety, communication, and practical problem solving. Over the past five years she has worked with adults and couples on a range of issues. Her approach draws on listening closely, using strengths people already have, and practicing new skills together in session.
She helps clients break down problems into small steps they can try between meetings. Sessions often include role-play for hard conversations, coaching on behavior changes, and planning for setbacks. Janay aims to create a calm, accepting space where people can test new ways of relating and coping.
She encourages realistic goals and steady progress toward a more satisfying life. People come to Janay for help with communication problems, commitment worries, body image struggles, process addictions, and financial stress as well as anger and relationship strain. She supports those working to clarify values, improve interactions, and regain confidence.
What Janay works with
Everything Janay lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Janay's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coaching
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Evidence-based approaches and online flexibility
Janay works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on concrete skills and real-life practice. One common approach is skills-based coaching that teaches strategies for managing anger, stress, and anxiety through breath work, grounding, and behavioral experiments. These techniques help people notice triggers and try new responses in everyday situations.Another approach emphasizes communication practice and role-play to improve relationship interactions. Sessions may include rehearsing difficult conversations, setting boundaries, and planning small steps to rebuild trust or change patterns. This helps people gain confidence in speaking up and managing conflict calmly.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Janay will work with each person to choose techniques that fit their goals, preferences, and pace. She adjusts the plan as progress is made so the work stays practical and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video is useful for longer sessions and practicing body language, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing coaching between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and try strategies in real time.
Questions people ask about Janay
What concerns does Janay commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, relationship and self-esteem issues. Additional areas include attachment, body image, commitment and communication problems.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
Janay uses empathetic listening, strengths-based work, guided practice, and collaborative coaching. Sessions focus on skill practice and clear, doable steps between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of experience as a clinician and obtained her clinical social work license in 2021. Her background includes work in child welfare settings.
What credentials and region does she represent?
She holds MD and LCSW-C credentials and practices in Maryland. Those are the exact credentials she uses professionally.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Janay meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Different formats can fit different schedules and needs.
How do fees and payment work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling based on therapist availability. That process connects you to scheduling options.