Janna Fennell is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on helping people move past anxiety, depression, grief, and difficult life changes.
01About Janna
Janna Fennell is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on helping people move past anxiety, depression, grief, and difficult life changes. She writes plainly and works in a direct, collaborative way so clients know what to expect. Janna encourages steady effort and offers practical tools to use between sessions.
She asks clear questions and gives honest feedback while remaining compassionate. Janna uses exercises such as progressive muscle relaxation, breathwork, and mindfulness to help with stress, sleep, and emotional overwhelm.
Background and approach
She also draws on strengths-based and solution-focused techniques alongside cognitive behavioral tools. Her background includes work in schools, independent practice, and online counseling. Janna earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and a Master of Arts in counseling.
She is licensed as an LPC in Virginia and as an LPCC in Minnesota and has ten years of experience in mental health work. Janna has supported people with a wide range of concerns, including relationship and attachment issues, codependency, addiction-related problems, body image, caregiver stress, and career-related worries. She also helps with trauma, anger, sleeping problems, and disruptive mood concerns.
Work in sessions tends to be practical and goal oriented, with an emphasis on skills clients can use outside of counseling. She invites people who are willing to do honest work and try new strategies. Janna asks clients to attend sessions consistently and to be an active part of the plan.
Her style is direct but empathetic, aimed at helping people make lasting changes in their day-to-day life.
02Credentials
- LPCC (Minnesota)
- License 2490 · expires April 2026
- LPC (Virginia)
- License 0701013160 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1790309235 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Janna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Janna names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Janna names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It encourages choosing actions that match personal values, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often useful for stress, insomnia, low mood, and anxiety.Finding the right approach is part of the early work in counseling. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best based on their goals and what feels useful. Sessions often mix techniques so clients get practical skills plus space to understand patterns that keep them stuck.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited local options. Video calls let you meet face to face when a longer session or visual cues are helpful. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging are useful for ongoing support, quick skill practice, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit consistent sessions into everyday life and to practice tools between meetings.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does she often address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and attachment issues, addiction-related problems, sleep difficulties, and life transitions.
What is the therapist's general style in sessions?
Her style is direct and collaborative. She asks thoughtful questions, gives practical feedback, and teaches skills to practice between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has ten years of experience in mental health, has worked in schools, independent practice, and online settings, and has supported teens and young adults as well as other clients with varied concerns.
Which credentials and region are listed for this counselor?
She holds LPC and LPCC credentials and is licensed in Virginia and Minnesota. She practices from Minnesota for local designation purposes.
Are sessions available in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What formats are offered for sessions?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
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 counselor?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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