Janisse Rothford , LCPC, LPCC

Janisse Rothford uses a client-centered approach first. She focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience before suggesting strategies. Janisse is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - LCPC and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - LPCC with ten years of clinical experience in mental health work. She works with adults around stress, anxiety, relationships, grief, anger, and self-esteem.

In sessions she speaks plainly and stays practical. She helps people identify patterns that cause pain and tries simple skills to change them. Treatment plans are tailored to each person's needs, with clear goals and steps to track progress.

Her work includes communication and family problems, feelings of isolation and loneliness, questions about life purpose, midlife concerns, and building self-love. Janisse also lists women's issues among her focus areas. She adapts tools from cognitive behavior approaches, mindfulness, and dialectical strategies depending on what fits.

She brings experience from settings that emphasized quick, real-world coping skills and supportive listening. That background informs a balance of emotional support and practical skill-building in sessions. People leave with steps they can use between appointments.

Sessions can be scheduled around the week as offered. Janisse encourages anyone who is feeling stuck or overwhelmed to consider a conversation about goals and next steps. The first meeting is a chance to see if the approach feels like a good fit.

Approaches that translate to online care

Client-centered therapy centers on listening and reflecting back what matters to a person. Online sessions using this approach start by building rapport and understanding each person's priorities before choosing tools that fit. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. In virtual sessions this often means practicing new thinking and small behavioral experiments between meetings. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills that can be practiced in real life and reviewed during sessions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan together. That way the work evolves based on what helps most for stress, relationships, grief, or self-esteem concerns.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer deep-dive conversations. Phone calls can fit into a busy day and need less bandwidth. Live chat or text messaging can be useful for quick check-ins, skill coaching, or when typing out thoughts feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other routines while keeping the focus on practical skills and emotional support.