Therapist profile
Janna Fennell
Direct and practical counseling for life change
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- Practical skill building
- Direct yet compassionate
- Mind-body techniques
About Janna
She uses practical tools and short-term strategies alongside deeper exploration. Sessions often include thought-provoking questions, feedback, and homework to practice new skills between meetings. Janna says therapy can be uncomfortable at times, but she stays with clients through the hard parts and offers steady support.
Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with acceptance and attachment-focused ideas. She also draws on mindfulness practices, breathwork, progressive muscle relaxation, and body-centered techniques to address stress, sleep problems, anxiety, and depression. Janna aims to help clients build habits they can keep using after therapy ends.
Janna has a decade of experience in mental health work. Her background includes school-based therapy with PreK-12 students, private practice, and online settings serving teens and young adults. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College and a Master of Arts in Counseling from Bethel University.
People typically come to her for help with anxiety, stress, coping with life changes, grief, relationship and attachment concerns, addictions, low self-esteem, and sleep difficulties. She asks clients to attend consistently and engage in the process so the tools and changes stick.
To begin, Janna recommends choosing clear goals and being willing to try new strategies. She partners with clients to tailor a plan that fits their situation and goals.
How Janna’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy
Janna often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas when working with clients. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which helps with anxiety, depression, insomnia, and stress by creating concrete tools to use outside sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns from early relationships and how they affect current connections, which can be useful for relationship troubles, abandonment concerns, and emotion regulation.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Janna collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She checks in about what is helpful and adjusts techniques as therapy progresses so the plan stays practical and relevant.
Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time, offering shorter check-ins when needed, or allowing use of recorded or written exercises between meetings. Licensed professionals can combine skill practice, mindfulness, and breathwork into remote sessions to support progress without changing day-to-day routines.
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Experience
10+ years
Credentials
Minnesota, Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and attachment issues, addictions, self-esteem, sleep problems, career concerns, and coping with life changes.
What is the general therapy style and approach?
Expect a direct but collaborative style. Janna uses practical tools, feedback, and homework alongside reflective work to help clients make changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 10 years of experience in mental health, including school-based therapy, private practice, and online work with teens and young adults.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LPC and LPCC credentials and practices in Minnesota with licensure noted in Minnesota and Virginia.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment or cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with this therapist?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.