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Online therapist

Dr. Janice Hodge

Experienced family and parenting counselor

Credentials
LCPC
Experience
30 years
Licensed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Janice

Dr. Janice Hodge is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois with three decades of experience. She focuses on family and parenting concerns as well as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and life changes.

Her approach centers on building a trusting relationship and practical steps parents can use at home. She aims to make beginning therapy feel manageable and respectful of the courage it takes to reach out. With 30 years in practice, Janice brings deep experience helping people navigate communication breakdowns, divorce and separation, and workplace strain.

Background and approach

She also works with issues like guilt, shame, isolation, panic attacks, and women’s concerns. Sessions emphasize concrete strategies for coping and clearer ways to connect with others. Her style is collaborative and steady.

Janice listens for what matters most to each person and then helps create realistic plans to move forward. She balances emotional support with skills you can try between sessions. Janice holds the LCPC credential, which denotes a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois.

That credential reflects her long-term clinical work across many family and individual situations. She offers services in English for people located in Illinois. Starting therapy involves choosing the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling sessions based on therapist availability.

Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

Therapeutic approaches and online support for families

Two evidence-based approaches she commonly uses are problem-solving and skills-based work, and supportive counseling. Problem-solving and skills-based work focus on concrete techniques for managing stress, panic, or communication breakdowns, and teaches steps people can practice between sessions. Supportive counseling provides a steady, listening space where someone can make sense of parenting challenges, grief, or relationship strain while building small, manageable changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and day-to-day realities, then together they choose methods that fit those needs and preferences. That collaborative planning helps match techniques to what a family or individual can realistically try at home.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. These formats let people meet from home, fit sessions around work or school, and use different ways of communicating as needed. Scheduling is done after completing a short questionnaire and follows the therapist’s availability, and the subscription model can be canceled at any time.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address related to families?
She works with family and parenting issues plus related concerns like communication problems, divorce and separation, and relationship stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is collaborative and practical. She focuses on listening, building trust, and creating steps clients can try between sessions.
What background informs her work?
She has 30 years of clinical experience and has worked across anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting challenges.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds an Illinois LCPC license with number IL LCPC 180000822 and provides services to people in Illinois.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does pricing work 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 her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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