Janelle Butler, LMHC

Janelle Butler is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with nine years of practice. She helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood patterns, ADHD, addiction, grief, trauma, relationship struggles, and living with health challenges. She aims to make the first steps toward feeling better clear and manageable.

She draws on practical therapies to spot unhelpful thoughts and habits. In sessions she listens, asks focused questions, and teaches straightforward skills for handling strong emotions. She also works on building values-based goals so people can regain a sense of purpose after loss or disruption.

Her background includes community mental health in the Seattle region and later practice on the East Coast while continuing to serve Washington. That work brought experience with a wide range of ages and life situations. She has supported people dealing with chronic illness, caregiver stress, body image concerns, and attachment and abandonment wounds.

Janelle uses approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-informed work, and elements of dialectical behavior methods. She focuses on skills people can use between sessions, like emotion regulation, grounding, and helpful problem-solving steps. Progress is framed as steady practice rather than a single quick fix.

She offers sessions in English and American Sign Language and is available to international clients. The process begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling driven by therapist availability, followed by collaborative planning of goals and steps tailored to each person.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for long-term conditions like chronic pain, anxiety, or the ups and downs of mood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical techniques to change patterns that cause distress. It often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep, and coping skills. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relationship patterns that started early in life and looks at how they affect current relationships and emotion regulation; it can help with intimacy, abandonment wounds, and caregiver stress.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try approaches that fit those goals, and adjust over time based on what helps. Sessions are collaborative and aimed at building skills and clarity in ways that fit each person’s life.

This profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce time spent traveling. Licensed professionals and therapists can use these methods effectively in remote sessions, focusing on skills practice, behavioral experiments, and values-based planning that translate into everyday routines.