- Skills and reflection
- Disaster recovery focus
- ASL and English
About Janelle
Janelle Butler is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, and the fallout from trauma and loss. She offers practical support for things like ADHD, bipolar symptoms, addiction struggles, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, and recovery after disasters. Sessions are offered in English and American Sign Language.
Janelle began her career in the greater Seattle area and has worked primarily in community mental health settings. That work gave her experience with many different life situations and a range of emotional challenges. She notices how people often avoid painful feelings until those feelings begin to harm daily life. Janelle focuses on identifying those patterns and either changing them or helping people shift how they relate to them.
Her approach draws from several evidence-based methods, including cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-based principles, and a client-centered stance. In sessions she blends skills practice with reflective conversation so clients can use new tools right away. She emphasizes hope as a key resource and works to rebuild it when despair takes hold.
Janelle has nine years of experience as a clinician and practices with a commitment to clear, down-to-earth work. She supports people facing complex, overlapping problems such as chronic illness, caregiver stress, body image concerns, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster. To begin, clients follow the site process to be matched and scheduled based on the therapist's availability.
How specific approaches guide online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without letting them control behavior. It focuses on identifying values and taking small, consistent steps toward what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete strategies to change unhelpful patterns and reduce symptoms. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) supplies skills for managing strong emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and the problems they want to solve. Over time the plan can shift as needs change, mixing techniques from different approaches to fit what actually helps.
Confirm current session options with the therapist before booking, as specific formats are arranged through the site matching process. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and make it possible to access services across regions. Licensed professionals adapt exercises and skills training to the online setting so clients can practice tools between sessions and track progress over time.
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Experience
9+ years
Credentials
Washington
Languages
English, American Sign Language
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does this therapist address?
Janelle supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and grief, and related challenges.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
She uses a practical mix of skills practice and reflective conversation, focusing on identifying unhelpful patterns and experimenting with new ways of responding.
What professional background does she bring?
Janelle has nine years of clinical experience and has mainly worked in community mental health settings across the Seattle area and beyond.
What credentials and location apply to this clinician?
She is a licensed mental health counselor, LMHC, with practice in Washington state.
Which languages are supported during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and American Sign Language.
Can international clients work with this therapist?
Yes, international clients are accepted through the site’s matching process.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.