Janessa Rodriguez is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, ADHD, and issues with addiction.
01About Janessa
Janessa Rodriguez is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, ADHD, and issues with addiction. She also supports people facing relationship and family concerns, parenting stress, trauma and abuse, and major life changes. Janessa aims to make beginning therapy feel less overwhelming and more practical.
Her sessions focus on creating a nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be spoken plainly. She listens closely and helps clients name the problems that feel most urgent.
Background and approach
From there she works with each person to set small, manageable goals they can try between sessions. Janessa blends client-centered listening with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness. That means she pairs empathetic conversation with tools to notice unhelpful thoughts and practice new habits.
Clients often leave sessions with a simple plan for the next week. She draws on six years of experience in Texas to support people through both everyday stressors and deeper struggles. Janessa emphasizes steady progress over sudden fixes.
Her approach aims to build coping skills that fit into real life. People come to her for help with parenting strain, career stress, attachment and adoption issues, body image, and recovery from domestic violence or separation. She also offers support around autism-related challenges, blended family dynamics, and caregiver burnout.
02Credentials
- LPC (Texas)
- License 78817 · expires August 2026
- NPI
- 1922709740 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Janessa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Janessa names
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04Online support
How Janessa’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist reflects what a person says and helps them feel heard, which can make it easier to talk about hard things and decide what to try next.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. Janessa uses CBT techniques to help people catch negative thinking patterns and practice small behavior changes that reduce anxiety, low mood, or unhelpful reactions.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm. These tools can help with stress, anger, and staying present during parenting or work challenges.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Janessa will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and daily life. She tailors techniques so they feel doable between sessions and adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to support different needs. Video calls let the conversation feel most like an in-person visit. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat or text messaging can be used for shorter check-ins, quick planning, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options provide flexibility to fit therapy into a busy schedule.
05Questions people ask
What concerns can Janessa help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting, career issues, and coping with life changes.
How does she approach therapy?
Her style mixes client-centered listening with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to help clients notice unhelpful thoughts and build new habits.
What background does she bring to sessions?
Janessa has six years of professional experience working with people on a range of emotional and life difficulties in Texas.
What credentials and where is she licensed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Texas LPC credential and practices from Texas.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered online?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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