Janet Ferrell, LPC

Janet Ferrell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 37 years of experience in mental health. She has worked across inpatient and outpatient settings and helped people dealing with addiction, domestic violence, and other mental health concerns. Janet has supported adolescents and adults and does not work with small children.

Janet focuses on making therapy fit the individual. She uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and skills from dialectical behavior work. She also regularly offers mindfulness and guided imagery to help people manage stress and anxiety.

Sessions start with listening. Janet helps clients name what feels hardest and then builds step-by-step habits to reduce overwhelm. She talks through coping skills for sleep, anger, and mood shifts, and addresses relationship strain, parenting stress, grief, and life changes.

Her style is steady and direct, with attention to real-life problems. She aims to create a space where clients can relax into honest conversation and try out new ways of handling problems.

Janet encourages a collaborative approach. Together with each person she sets clear, achievable goals and checks progress over time. People looking for support with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, or parenting challenges can expect a practical, skills-based course of work in Tennessee.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist. It emphasizes listening, empathy, and tailoring sessions to each person's needs, which helps when addressing stress and anxiety.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a hands-on approach that breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It teaches practical exercises and homework to change unhelpful patterns and is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep, and mood management.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and relationship effectiveness. Those skills are often taught in short, repeatable steps that people can apply between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to pick methods that match goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs. That process may include trying different techniques and adjusting the plan as progress is made.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the formats offered before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, cut travel time, and allow brief check-ins when life is hectic. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and DBT tools for remote sessions so you can practice skills in everyday settings.