- Addiction and mood support
- Practical coping skills
- Values-centered work
About Janel
Janel Longoria is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 16 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are struggling with addiction, relationship pain, trauma, depression, anxiety, and life transitions. Janel aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be named and understood. She encourages small, doable steps toward change and stays alongside people as they try new ways of coping.
Her approach blends practical skills and deeper emotional work. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build new habits. She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current connection and intimacy struggles. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is part of her toolbox for helping people clarify values and take value-driven actions.
Janel has focused experience addressing addiction concerns, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar, and complex stressors like caregiver strain and compassion fatigue. She also supports people navigating issues around sexuality and kink, fertility and cancer-related distress, and the fallout from divorce or family problems. Her work includes help with communication problems, codependency, and boundary setting.
Sessions are conversational and collaborative. She listens first, then helps map clear goals and practical steps. The process is paced to match each person’s needs, whether that means learning coping skills, repairing relationships, or working through painful memories.
Janel offers services in English and practices in Texas. To begin, people follow the directory’s Start Therapy flow to complete a short questionnaire and schedule a time that fits their needs.
How her approaches translate to online work
Janel uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which often involves setting small experiments and homework between meetings. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to examine how early relationship patterns affect current connections and intimacy, helping people practice different ways of relating. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and choosing actions that align with those values, even when strong emotions are present.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Janel will talk with each person about goals, needs, and preferences and then recommend techniques to try. She works collaboratively so the plan can change as progress unfolds or new priorities emerge.
The original biography did not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find that learning CBT skills, exploring attachment patterns, and practicing ACT exercises translate well to remote sessions when paired with clear goals and between-session practice.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Janel help with?
She works with people facing addictions, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, and major life changes. Additional focuses include parenting stress, caregiver issues, bipolar concerns, and intimacy-related problems.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is conversational and collaborative. She listens first, helps set clear goals, and teaches practical skills people can use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Janel has 16 years of professional experience providing counseling and support to people with a range of concerns.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices there.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography did not list specific session formats, so confirm current session options before booking through the Start Therapy process.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.