Janet Nestor, LCMHC

Janet Nestor, LCMHC, brings a warm, client-centered style to counseling. She keeps things informal and straightforward so people can talk without pressure. Her approach aims to meet each person where they are and build a plan that fits their life. Janet uses a mix of client-centered work, cognitive approaches, and mindfulness to address stress and anxiety. She also draws on emotionally-focused ideas and solution-focused strategies to help people manage panic, phobias, and mood challenges. Sessions often emphasize practical steps and self-awareness over technical language. Her first career was in special education, where she worked with adolescents and adults with ADHD, learning differences, autism, and physical disabilities. She continues to apply that background when helping people navigate neurodiversity, caregiver stress, and aging-related concerns. Janet has many years of experience supporting people with chronic illness, including Lyme disease and autoimmune conditions. She also has experience with substance use and clients who have completed long-term residential recovery programs. Those experiences shape how she helps people manage chronic health challenges and related life stressors. People describe her as easy to talk with and steady in a session. She aims to create clear goals together and use practical tools like thought work, grounding, and brief problem-solving. Her work suits those coping with depression, grief, anger, career strain, and compassion fatigue.

How Janet’s approaches translate to online work

Janet uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral ideas to guide sessions. Client-centered work means the therapist follows the person’s lead, listens closely, and shapes sessions around what matters most to them. Cognitive behavioral techniques look at thought patterns and behaviors and add practical skills to reduce anxiety and mood symptoms.

She also draws on emotionally-focused ideas to help people name and process strong feelings, and on mindfulness to build grounding skills that ease panic and stress. These approaches are explained in plain language and practiced together so people can try tools between sessions and notice what helps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That might mean trying a few tools, reviewing what helped, and adjusting the plan over time.

Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins during a work break or between appointments. It can also let people use phone-only or lower-bandwidth options when video isn't convenient. Janet will discuss what works best during the intake and help arrange sessions that match a person’s routine and needs.