Jana Carroll-Thomas
Supportive guidance for parenting and family
- Credentials
- LISW
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed in
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Jana
Jana Carroll-Thomas greets people who are looking for steady, practical help with family and parenting concerns. She writes plainly and listens carefully to what matters most. Jana brings calmness and straightforward guidance so parents can focus on next steps rather than getting stuck in worry.
She earned a Master of Social Work from Michigan State University and holds the LISW credential in Ohio. Jana lived in Michigan for many years before moving to Ohio, and she has background in child welfare and supervisory roles.
Background and approach
That mix of hands-on work and leadership shapes how she supports people facing hard situations. Jana spent nearly two decades in child welfare as a worker and supervisor, so she has experience with child abuse and trauma and how those issues affect daily family life.
She also provided individual counseling for more than five years in Michigan, helping people with depression, anxiety, stress, self-esteem, and relationship concerns. Her past roles include supervising services for people living with HIV, focusing on access to needed resources. Her counseling style is warm and interactive.
She uses mindfulness, visualization, and guided imagery alongside cognitive ideas about how thoughts shape choices. Jana prefers to set clear goals and build a treatment plan together so each session stays focused on practical progress. She emphasizes treating people with dignity, respect, and compassion.
Jana aims to support and empower clients who are ready to make changes and wants to meet each person where they are.
How Jana uses CBT and online sessions
Jana uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice and change thoughts that get in the way of better choices. CBT focuses on practical skills and short-term steps that reduce anxiety, lift mood, and improve responses to stress.She also incorporates mindfulness practices like breathing, guided imagery, and simple visualization to help with emotional regulation and sleep. Those methods support CBT work by helping people stay present and calm when trying new behaviors.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Jana treats it as a collaborative process - she will talk with clients about goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what helps most. This means the plan can change as needs and preferences become clearer.
Online therapy with Jana is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make scheduling more flexible for busy families and parents. They also allow follow-up between sessions through messaging and make it easier to keep consistent appointments when life is hectic.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
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