Janice Gillmore , LPC

Janice Gillmore, LPC, helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, and women's issues find steadier footing. She brings 35 years of counseling experience and a calm, direct approach to sessions. Her work supports clients managing grief, trauma, addictions, parenting strain, and life transitions. She uses a blend of emotionally-focused methods and trauma-informed care to help people understand and change patterns. Mindfulness and internal family systems ideas are woven into sessions to help clients notice feelings and parts of themselves without pressure. Janice talks through what comes up and helps people try small, practical steps between meetings. Her background includes long experience in Virginia settings across private and public practice. Janice holds a Master’s degree in Counseling and Human Development and is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia. She also integrates spiritual perspectives when clients request them, and can share meditation or yoga resources on request. Sessions tend to focus on identifying patterns that keep problems going and on building new coping tools. Topics she often works on include attachment and abandonment concerns, communication and control issues, self-esteem, and intimacy struggles. She also supports people dealing with panic, post-traumatic stress, and process addictions. People who choose her can expect straightforward conversation, guided reflection, and practical homework to try between sessions. Janice frames therapy as a collaborative process and adapts methods to each person’s goals and pace.

How Janice’s approaches translate to online care

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and name strong emotions in relationship moments. Online sessions use conversation and targeted reflection to help clients shift stuck interactions and strengthen emotional connection. Trauma-Focused Therapy aims to reduce the hold of past painful events by carefully processing memories and building coping skills; this work is paced to the client and often pairs well with mindfulness practices. Finding the right approach is part of the process. Janice collaborates with each person to match methods to goals, needs, and comfort levels. She will discuss options and adapt techniques over time so the work feels useful and manageable. Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences. Video is useful for full sessions that rely on visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging provides short check-ins or ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family life, or busy days while keeping focus on progress and practical steps.