Janet Stone-Nielsen

Janet Stone-Nielsen is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 24 years in practice. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship strain, and related concerns. Her approach aims to make sessions straightforward and relevant to everyday life.

She takes a warm, person-centered stance and begins by meeting each person where they are. Sessions often include clear explanations of patterns and practical steps to try between meetings. She uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address thoughts and behaviors and incorporates trauma-focused tools when past events are in focus.

Janet’s background includes extensive work with survivors of domestic and sexual abuse and the consequences that can follow, such as anxiety, depression, PTSD symptoms, codependency, and difficulties with parenting and self-esteem. She also supports people facing grief, addictions, chronic health challenges, and career or economic stressors.

She brings experience working with other professionals around self-care and compassion fatigue and is a certified clinical supervisor. In sessions she balances education with skills practice so people can notice change outside the therapy room.

People who choose her often want steady, respectful guidance and concrete tools to manage distressing symptoms. Those who prefer a collaborative, educational style that focuses on practical progress may find her approach helpful.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and supporting a person’s own goals. The therapist follows the person’s lead and creates a respectful space to talk through problems and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and try small experiments to change them, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That may mean combining person-centered support with CBT exercises or trauma-focused techniques depending on what feels most useful.

Confirm the exact online session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce commute time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also support working through trauma and skills practice in ways similar to in-person sessions, while keeping scheduling flexible to match everyday life.