Janeen Smith, MFT, LPCC

I love helping people discover new ways to be with the feelings that are running the show — anxiety, anger, overwhelm, stress, and the deeper pain that often sits underneath them. Anxiety, anger, and overwhelm are not problems to be fixed. They are signals — natural responses to life's challenges that are telling you something important. Where people get into trouble is not in having these feelings, but in what they do with them. Yelling at the people you love. Losing patience at work. Feeling controlled by stress no matter how hard you try to manage it. Shutting down when things get hard. These are patterns — and patterns can change. My work focuses on teaching people how to be with all of their feelings in healthy, skillful ways. Through experiential, hands-on learning, I help clients separate feelings from thoughts and actions — so that instead of reacting, you can choose. Instead of being driven by old patterns, you can respond with intention. The tools I use are practical and real. We work with mindfulness, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), self-talk, and somatic awareness to help you honor, manage, and calm big feelings in the moment — not just in the therapy room, but in your daily life. We also explore the patterns that keep showing up: in relationships, in how you respond to stress, in the stories you tell yourself about who you are and what you deserve. If you are struggling to let go or move forward, losing your patience more than you want to, feeling constantly stressed or overwhelmed, or finding that the same painful dynamics keep showing up in your relationships — this work is for you. I also use Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to help process underlying trauma that often drives anxiety, emotional dysregulation, and addictive patterns. Trauma and our everyday struggles are more connected than most people realize. EMDR helps address the root, not just the behavior. My approach is strength-based and collaborative. That means we build on what you already have — your history, your values, your culture, your resilience — rather than focusing only on what's broken. You bring more to this work than you know. We also explore boundaries, healthy self-care, and routines that support your new skill development and lead to a more fulfilling life — one where you feel confident you can rebound from life's ups and downs. Psychotherapy with me is about trust, exploration, education, and real change. I believe that through this work, people can grow, heal, and live full, complex, deeply human lives. If you are ready to make a change and build new skills and routines for life, reach out to schedule a free 20-minute consultation today.

My fee's are $230 an hour for Individuals, $250 for Couples. I do not accept insurance but I am happy to give a summary of payments to submit for insurance.