Janna Fennell
Direct and compassionate therapy for real change
- Credentials
- LPC, LPCC
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed in
- Minnesota, Virginia
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Janna
Janna Fennell greets people who are ready to do honest work on the problems holding them back. She speaks plainly and directly while staying compassionate. She encourages clients to learn new skills, face difficult feelings, and practice tools between sessions.
Her style asks for engagement and steady attendance so change can happen over time. Janna uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to build values-driven action and Attachment-Based Therapy to look at relationship patterns.
Background and approach
Sessions combine practical tools like breathing and progressive muscle relaxation with reflective questions that push toward growth. Janna holds a Master of Arts in Counseling from Bethel University and a Bachelor of Arts with majors in psychology and English from Dartmouth College.
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - LPCC, credentialed in Minnesota and Virginia. She has about 10 years of clinical experience working across school-based, personal, and online settings. Clients commonly bring stress, anxiety, depression, grief, sleep problems, addiction concerns, relationship and family issues, and struggles around self-esteem and identity.
Janna also works with attachment and codependency issues, caregiver stress, and life changes like separation or career shifts. She invites motivated people who are willing to try new tools and sit with uncomfortable material. Therapy with Janna blends direct feedback with empathy.
She offers practical homework and skills practice so progress continues between sessions. Her approach aims to help people become more able to act on their values and regain a sense of control over daily life.
How Janna’s approaches translate to online therapy
Janna commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in relationships and how early connections shape present-day reactions, which can help with communication and trust issues.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying tools, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan based on what the client finds useful.
Online sessions offer several practical advantages: they can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging so therapy fits into busy schedules. These options let people access care from wherever they are and use different formats for check-ins, skills practice, or deeper conversations. The flexibility supports consistent attendance and makes it easier to use new tools between sessions.
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.
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.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Minnesota, Virginia
- Languages
- English
Next step
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