- 21 years experience
- LMFT in California
- Strength and mindfulness
About Janet
Janet Giles is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California who helps people facing anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting stress, grief, and trauma. She greets each new step with encouragement and focuses on making the first conversations feel straightforward and manageable.
She brings about 21 years of clinical experience across community and educational settings. Janet has also taught psychology courses as an adjunct professor, including lifespan development, child and adolescent development, theories of personality, and psychopathology. That teaching background informs how she explains problems and practical tools in simple terms.
Janet adapts her approach to the needs of the person in front of her. She commonly uses cognitive behavioral strategies to notice and shift patterns of thinking. She pairs that with strength-based techniques that draw on personal resilience and mindfulness practices to build calm and focus.
Her work often centers on real-life stresses - parenting pressures, caregiving strain, communication problems, codependency, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people recovering from abuse, navigating relationship and intimacy issues, and managing ADHD-related challenges in daily life.
Creativity plays a role in sessions too. Janet is an artist who brings practical, creative ideas into therapy when helpful. She emphasizes a respectful, collaborative relationship and aims to help people make usable changes that fit their everyday lives.
She brings about 21 years of clinical experience across community and educational settings. Janet has also taught psychology courses as an adjunct professor, including lifespan development, child and adolescent development, theories of personality, and psychopathology. That teaching background informs how she explains problems and practical tools in simple terms.
Janet adapts her approach to the needs of the person in front of her. She commonly uses cognitive behavioral strategies to notice and shift patterns of thinking. She pairs that with strength-based techniques that draw on personal resilience and mindfulness practices to build calm and focus.
Her work often centers on real-life stresses - parenting pressures, caregiving strain, communication problems, codependency, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people recovering from abuse, navigating relationship and intimacy issues, and managing ADHD-related challenges in daily life.
Creativity plays a role in sessions too. Janet is an artist who brings practical, creative ideas into therapy when helpful. She emphasizes a respectful, collaborative relationship and aims to help people make usable changes that fit their everyday lives.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.