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Janie Shankle

Supportive clinician for grief and life transitions

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Credentials
LPC, LCMHC
Experience
11 years
Licensed in
North Carolina, Arizona
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Janie

Janie Shankle is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor practicing in North Carolina. She brings 11 years of clinical experience to her work and focuses on practical support for people handling grief, trauma, anxiety, and life transitions. Janie emphasizes a respectful, down-to-earth approach and aims to make the first conversation feel manageable for a worried parent or adult.

Her style is straightforward and collaborative. Sessions focus on identifying strengths, building coping skills, and setting small, realistic goals.

Background and approach

She uses evidence-based techniques to address mood concerns, stress, addictions, and relationship strains while attending to issues like caregiver stress, chronic illness, and life stage changes. Janie blends Client-Centered Therapy with structured tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy as needed. She also draws on Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy to support decision-making and forward progress.

Treatment is tailored to the individual and shifts as goals evolve. Conversations are practical and paced to a person’s comfort. Janie listens first, then helps pick small steps that fit daily life.

She supports people through grief, abandonment, and family of origin struggles without assuming a single path to healing. People looking for regular check-ins, short-term coaching, or longer therapeutic work can expect clear explanations of methods and collaborative planning. Janie works in English and practices under the credentials LPC and LCMHC in North Carolina.

How therapeutic approaches fit into online care

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person and their priorities. The therapist listens closely and follows the client’s pace, helping people name what matters and choose next steps. This approach is helpful for grief, life transitions, and when someone needs steady, understanding support.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses practical exercises and small behavioral changes to ease symptoms of anxiety and depression. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness when stress and relationship strain are present.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The clinician works collaboratively to match methods to a person’s needs, goals, and daily life. Plans can shift over time as progress and priorities change, and decisions about technique are made together in session.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Those options make it easier to fit sessions around family schedules, work, or caregiving duties. The variety of formats lets people continue steady work between in-person visits and use brief check-ins when momentum matters.

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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Janie help with?
She works with a broad range of issues including grief, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, stress, addictions, parenting concerns, relationship problems, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue.
What is the general therapy style and approach?
Janie combines a warm, client-centered stance with practical strategies from CBT and DBT. She focuses on strengths, coping skills, and step-by-step planning.
How much clinical experience is there?
The therapist has 11 years of professional experience working with grief, trauma, life transitions, and related concerns.
What credentials and region apply to this clinician?
Janie holds the LPC credential and the LCMHC credential and practices in North Carolina. Licensing details are AZ LPC LPC-22461 and NC LCMHC 11287.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
Therapy is available through 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 model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps start the process of working together?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
11 years
Licensed
North Carolina, Arizona
Languages
English

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