Janet Guthrie, LCSW
Practical support for strong emotions and life change
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How Janet works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Connecticut
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Janet
Janet Guthrie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Connecticut with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage intense feelings, stress, and life setbacks. Her work includes support for anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, and anger, as well as challenges like parenting strain and career transitions.
Janet keeps sessions warm and interactive. She listens closely and adapts conversations to each person's needs. People can expect straightforward talk, practical steps, and a calm presence during sessions.
Background and approach
Her approach draws from client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful patterns and build new skills. She also uses dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness tools to help regulate strong emotions and cope with distress. Motivational interviewing is used when people want help shifting habits tied to substance use or other behaviors.
Janet has supported people facing trauma, emotional abuse, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and relationship or family problems. She also works with concerns such as abandonment, caregiving stress, codependency, and coping after disaster or loss. Her background includes steady clinical practice across a range of settings over eight years.
Sessions are offered in English and Janet accepts clients from outside the U.S. She aims to create a respectful, steady space where people can try new coping strategies and set realistic goals. If someone is ready to make a change, she helps break the process into manageable steps.
What Janet works with
Everything Janet lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Janet's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Janet lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person in front of the clinician. It emphasizes respectful listening, asking about what matters most, and tailoring conversations to each individual's goals. This approach helps people feel heard and shapes the work that follows.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, behaviors, and feelings and how they influence each other. It uses clear steps and exercises to spot unhelpful thinking and try different actions, which can reduce anxiety, depression, and anger over time.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) brings specific skills for managing strong emotions and improving coping. It teaches pacing, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills that are useful when feelings spike or when relationships feel strained.
Janet treats finding the right approach as a partnership. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then recommend which methods to try first. Plans are adjusted as the work progresses so methods match needs and results.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people maintain face-to-face connection, phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text messaging work well for brief check-ins or ongoing encouragement. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules while using the approaches above in ways that suit each person.
Questions people ask about Janet
What concerns does this therapist address?
Janet works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, anger, relationship and family problems, parenting strain, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related issues such as abandonment and codependency.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Her style is warm and interactive. Sessions focus on listening, practical steps, and collaborative problem solving.
What is her clinical background?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with eight years of experience working in psychotherapy across varied settings.
Where is the therapist located and licensed?
She is based in Connecticut and holds a CT LCSW credential.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
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