Janet Atkinson, LCSW

Janet Atkinson is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in New York. She helps people who are dealing with relationship problems, trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, and the everyday stresses that make life feel harder. Janet speaks plainly and treats people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. With 29 years of experience, Janet adapts sessions to each person’s needs. She listens first and then tailors the conversation and plan to practical next steps. Her work often focuses on thoughts and everyday habits that affect mood, sleep, and daily routines. Janet uses several common approaches to support change, including client-centered methods, cognitive behavior strategies, and skills for handling strong emotions. She blends motivational and solution-focused techniques to help people set realistic goals and make steady progress. The goal is workable tools that fit into a person’s life. People come to Janet for many concerns beyond depression and grief. She also addresses stress, parenting challenges, intimacy issues, ADHD, compulsive behaviors, process addictions, first responder stress, and multicultural concerns. She pays attention to how life stage and family roles shape a person’s choices and routines. Janet encourages a partnership in therapy. She aims to empower people to try new habits, notice thinking patterns, and build routines that support better sleep, eating, and daily functioning. She supports clients as they take concrete steps toward change.

How therapeutic approaches fit into online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person as an individual. It helps when someone needs a supportive space to talk things through and decide what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and habits influence feelings and behavior and teaches practical steps to change patterns that cause distress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, introduces skills for managing strong emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can help with intense mood swings and relationship stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Janet will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean using CBT tools for sleep and routine, DBT skills for emotion regulation, or client-centered conversations to clarify values and next steps.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce commuting time. It can also let people use video or audio depending on bandwidth or comfort. The focus is on practical, usable strategies that can be practiced between sessions and that fit into everyday routines.