About Janna
Janna Fennell, LPC, LPCC offers straightforward support for people ready to make change. She speaks plainly and asks direct questions so clients confront patterns that hold them back. If someone is motivated to do the work, she provides practical tools and expects consistent engagement in sessions.
Janna blends mind-body awareness with evidence-based techniques. She uses somatic ideas alongside cognitive behavioral tools to help people notice how stress shows up in the body and then practice new responses.
Background and approach
She also draws on attachment-informed ideas to look at how early relationships shape current feelings and behavior. Her approach is collaborative and active. Sessions often include skills practice, breathwork, or progressive muscle relaxation paired with thought work from CBT.
Clients can expect honest feedback, room to reflect, and concrete exercises to try between sessions. Janna holds a Master of Arts in Counseling and brings ten years of clinical experience. She has worked in school settings, independent practice, and online, supporting people with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship and attachment concerns, sleep problems, addiction, and life transitions.
She works with adults and with teens in online settings. Sessions are offered in English and she is licensed in Minnesota and Virginia. Janna’s style is direct but compassionate, and she encourages steady effort and curiosity as people build healthier habits and move toward the life they want.
How somatic and cognitive methods work online
Janna uses somatic-informed ideas to help people notice where stress and emotion live in the body. This can include gentle breathwork, grounding techniques, and simple body awareness exercises to reduce tension and support regulation. Somatic work pairs well with talk-based methods for people who feel stuck in physical reactions.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying values and taking small committed actions even when uncomfortable feelings remain. ACT helps with anxiety, depression, and life transitions by shifting the focus from trying to get rid of feelings to living a meaningful life. Attachment-Based Therapy is another influence, helping people understand patterns that come from early relationships and change how they connect now.
Finding the best mix is a collaborative process. The therapist will help the client choose approaches that match goals, comfort level, and practical needs. Over time they will check what’s working and adjust tools and exercises together.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging, which makes it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules. These options let people practice skills between sessions, get brief coaching when needed, and keep continuity of care across locations.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Minnesota, Virginia
- Languages
- English