Janet Guthrie , LCSW

Janet Guthrie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Connecticut with eight years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, substance use concerns, and life changes. Janet also supports those dealing with trauma, grief, parenting strain, and challenges tied to relationships and intimacy.

Her style is warm and interactive. Sessions are meant to feel respectful and compassionate while staying practical. Conversations and care plans are shaped around each person’s situation and goals.

Janet uses a mix of approaches to match what clients need. She draws on client-centered methods to follow a person’s lead, cognitive behavioral work to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and dialectical behavior strategies for strong emotion regulation. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing also appear when useful.

People meet her for help with things like addiction, ADHD, career stress, caregiving burden, and coping after loss or abuse. She also addresses issues such as codependency, commitment worries, blended family stress, and anger management.

Sessions aim to combine practical skills with room to talk through feelings and history. Janet helps people set realistic steps, practice new ways of coping, and track small changes over time.

Approaches that guide online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client’s priorities. The therapist creates space for people to set goals and steer sessions while offering empathy and support. This approach helps when someone needs to make sense of feelings or clarify what matters most.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors feed each other and teaches practical exercises to change them. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, stress, and unhelpful habits by breaking problems into workable steps.

Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships. DBT includes techniques for distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and better communication, which can be useful for people facing intense mood swings or recurring conflict.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which approaches match their needs, goals, and preferences. Plans can change as progress is made and new priorities emerge.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls provide face-to-face connection when bandwidth allows. Phone sessions work well when being on camera is difficult or low data use is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, journaling between sessions, or when a shorter touchpoint fits a busy day. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent despite a hectic schedule.