Jana Grooms

Jana Grooms is a licensed counselor who helps people cope with major life changes, trauma, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. She brings more than 22 years of experience to sessions and focuses on practical tools that can be used between meetings. Her approach feels calm and nonjudgmental so people can speak openly and begin to breathe again.

Jana uses a trauma-aware stance in her work. She often blends cognitive behavioral strategies with mind-body techniques to reduce overwhelm and rebuild routine. She also draws on attachment-focused ideas to help people understand patterns in close relationships and to find different ways of connecting.

Her style is steady and warm. Jana aims to make therapy a place where honest feeling is met with respect and without pressure. Sessions tend to focus on concrete steps - coping skills, behavior changes, and short-term goals - that fit a person’s life and values.

She has experience addressing addiction concerns alongside mood and stress-related problems. Jana also supports people facing identity questions, body-image concerns, parenting strain, career transitions, and compassion fatigue. She works with issues that often come with life changes, such as grief, disrupted sleep, and shifts in self-esteem.

Jana holds LCPC and LMHC credentials and practices in Florida. If someone wants to begin, she asks them to complete a brief matching questionnaire so scheduling can proceed based on current availability.

How Jana’s approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy helps people notice patterns in their close relationships and how early bonds affect current reactions. Online sessions can use discussion and exercises to practice new ways of relating and to name what comes up in relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT work online often includes brief homework, thought records, and step-by-step behavior experiments that fit into everyday life.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Jana will talk with each person about goals, what has helped before, and what feels doable. She will adapt methods over time so the work matches the person's needs and pace.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for steady check-ins during life transitions. Some tools used in sessions, like worksheets, guided breathing, and behavioral experiments, translate well to remote meetings and help keep progress moving between appointments.