Janie Shankle, LPC, LCMHC

Janie Shankle is a licensed counselor practicing in North Carolina. She holds LPC and LCMHC credentials and brings 11 years of clinical experience to her work. Janie focuses on helping people facing grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She approaches each person with respect and practical guidance to help move forward.

She believes clients know their own stories and brings a steady, collaborative presence to sessions. Janie listens for strengths and builds from what is already working in a person’s life. She offers straightforward tools for managing stress, mood, and difficult decisions.

Her background includes supporting people through grief and end-of-life concerns, and she has experience addressing trauma and abuse. Janie also works with concerns such as addictions, ADHD, relationship strain, parenting stress, career transition, and compassion fatigue.

Janie uses a mix of approaches to suit what each person needs. She draws on client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral ideas, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy when helpful. She also uses solution-focused techniques and motivational interviewing to set small, achievable goals.

Sessions focus on clear steps clients can try between meetings. Janie helps people reframe unhelpful thoughts, build coping skills, and set limits that protect emotional energy. She aims to make therapy practical and useful for everyday life.

People considering work with Janie are encouraged to choose therapy when they are ready to try new ways of coping. The initial steps are simple: a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first appointment to see if it feels right.

How Janie’s Approaches Work Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s perspective. The therapist follows the client’s lead, reflects understanding, and helps people discover their own solutions. This approach is helpful for grief, decision points, and feeling heard.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, addresses the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It uses practical exercises and small experiments to test unhelpful thinking and build new habits. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, and managing stress.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, brings skills for handling strong emotions and improving relationships. It teaches specific coping tools such as mindfulness, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation that can reduce reactivity and improve daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Janie will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that fit their goals and preferences. She adjusts methods over time based on what helps most.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when that suits a schedule, and reduce travel time. Many people find it simpler to keep regular appointments when sessions can be scheduled around work, caregiving, or medical needs.