Janice McDermott, LCSW - Therapist in Mississippi

About Janice

Janice McDermott is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 31 years of experience. She has worked in many settings including outpatient and inpatient mental health centers, addiction recovery programs, public and charter schools, and independent practice. She also supervised new social workers as they completed requirements for their licenses and has written books on healing and mental wellness.

Janice draws on a long history of practical work to help people take manageable next steps.

Background and approach

Her sessions are grounded and straightforward. She begins by meeting clients where they are and talks through current struggles such as depression, anxiety, grief, stress, or life changes. Janice focuses on helping clients notice what they already know about themselves and what small choices might move them forward.

She uses familiar, hands-on exercises to help people feel more connected to their senses and their values. Therapy often includes talking, guided reflection, and concrete steps clients can try between meetings. The goal is steady progress rather than perfection.

Janice also brings experience addressing relationship concerns, intimacy issues, parenting, addiction, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and a range of family and life transitions. Her background includes work with blended family issues, divorce and separation, and caregiving or aging concerns. Sessions can be shaped around each person’s needs, and the approach is collaborative.

Janice aims to help people build self-empowerment and clearer direction so they can move toward the life they want.

Approaches that inform online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to clarify what matters to them and take small steps in that direction, even when difficult thoughts or feelings appear. It helps with stress, life changes, and moving toward meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches practical tools to shift unhelpful patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping skills. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on understanding emotions and improving how people connect and communicate in relationships, especially around intimacy-related struggles and attachment concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Janice treats selecting methods as a collaborative process and will help identify which combination of techniques fits a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. She starts from where someone is and adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue work from home or on the go. The variety of formats also lets people choose how they prefer to communicate while working on practical steps and reflection with a licensed professional.

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.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

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 concerns does Janice often address?

Her practice covers stress, anxiety, grief, depression, parenting, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, ADHD, and related life changes.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Sessions are straightforward and collaborative. She focuses on meeting people where they are and using practical exercises and reflection to support change.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has practiced as a licensed clinician for 31 years in settings like hospitals, recovery centers, schools, and independent practice.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - MS LCSW C8073 and LA LCSW 2761 - and is located in Mississippi.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different preferences.

How are costs and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin if I want to work with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 31 years
Licensed: Mississippi, Louisiana
Languages: English

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