Janis E. Yates , LPC

Janis E. Yates is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people facing addictions, anxiety, stress, and low self-esteem. She focuses on practical steps people can take now to feel steadier and more confident. Janis works with those dealing with relationship strain, grief, career decisions, and life changes. She also offers support around women's issues and topics like self-love and life purpose.

Janis centers sessions on each person's strengths and priorities. She treats clients as the experts on their own stories and helps them build on what already works. Conversations tend to be direct and solution-focused, with clear steps to try between meetings.

Her background includes six years of professional experience supporting people through drug and alcohol addiction and control issues. She uses motivational interviewing to help people find reasons to change and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. Janis also draws on client-centered and solution-focused methods to keep work practical.

Sessions mix short-term problem solving with longer work on self-esteem and forgiveness when needed. People often come for help making big life decisions or recovering after loss. Janis aims to make therapy feel like a partnership toward real change.

She practices in Georgia and conducts sessions in English. Janis uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and appointments are scheduled after completing a brief matching questionnaire.

How Janis blends approaches for online care

Client-Centered Therapy places the client's goals and values at the center of each session. It focuses on listening, building trust, and following what matters most to the person seeking help. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety, manage stress, and address low self-esteem.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Janis will work with each person to choose techniques that fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. She may try a few methods and adjust them based on what helps most in real life.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people have face-to-face conversation when more connection is useful. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for short updates, quick coping strategies, or ongoing encouragement between calls. These options make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule while keeping therapy focused on clear steps and progress.