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Online therapist

Janel Longoria

Compassionate support for life changes and relationship strain

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
16 years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Janel

Janel Longoria is a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than 16 years of experience in Texas. She focuses on helping people facing addiction, depression, anxiety, relationship strains, and other life challenges. Janel aims to make the first step toward change feel manageable and grounded rather than overwhelming.

She creates an open space where clients can talk about difficult feelings without judgment. Conversations are straightforward and guided by practical tools. The goal is to help people notice patterns, try small changes, and build skills they can use between sessions.

Background and approach

Her work draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based Therapy. These methods are used to help clients identify values, challenge unhelpful thoughts, and strengthen important connections. Janel adapts interventions to each person’s situation rather than applying a single template.

Sessions may include skill practice, gentle feedback, and planning for real-life situations. She also offers coaching-style support when people want focused, goal-oriented work. Progress is discussed openly so goals and methods can shift as needed.

Janel provides services through video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. She works in English and is licensed in Texas as LPC 81485.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small actions in that direction despite hard feelings. It is useful for stress, anxiety, depression, and situations where avoidance keeps life small.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns and connection. It can help people improve trust, communication, and safety in their relationships by noticing old patterns and choosing new responses.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with clients about goals, strengths, and preferences and pick or combine methods that fit. That collaborative process means techniques can change as needs evolve.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into busy days. These options let people connect from home, follow up between sessions, and choose the format that feels most comfortable for sharing and practicing new skills.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?
She helps people with addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, stress, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting concerns, and related struggles such as codependency and communication problems.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Sessions are conversational and practical. She uses evidence-based techniques to help identify patterns, practice new skills, and set small workable goals.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 16 years of professional experience working with people on a range of concerns including mood, addiction, and relational issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas, credential TX LPC 81485, and provides services while based in Texas.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She works through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility in how people connect.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and sessions are delivered through 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 schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
16 years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English

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