Stefanie Janes, LPC

Stefanie Janes is a Michigan Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, parenting pressures, and midlife changes. She focuses on practical ways to build confidence, handle life transitions, and manage day-to-day challenges. Stefanie writes and speaks plainly so people can understand what to expect from sessions.

She draws on humanistic and holistic values to look at the whole person. That means paying attention to thoughts, feelings, relationships, routines, and the systems that shape daily life. Sessions are collaborative - the client and Stefanie set goals together and choose steps that feel doable.

Stefanie aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk honestly. Conversations tend to include concrete coping strategies, problem solving, and ways to reconnect with purpose and motivation. She helps people test small changes and notice what works in real life.

Her background includes 11 years of clinical experience in Michigan. Over that time she has supported people with mood concerns, postpartum and perinatal issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, caregiver stress, and grief from natural or human-caused disasters. Stefanie also addresses relationship patterns that trace back to family of origin issues.

People often come for help with career direction, social anxiety, sexual concerns, seasonal affective disorder, or feelings of isolation and shame. Stefanie supports clients as they set realistic goals, build coping skills, and pace change in a way that fits their life.

Evidence-based approaches and online therapy

Stefanie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques in sessions. One common approach focuses on identifying practical coping skills to manage anxiety and stress, such as step-by-step problem solving and behavioral experiments to test new routines. Another approach centers on exploring values, motivation, and meaning to help with midlife transitions and career direction, using reflective exercises and goal-setting to clarify next steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Stefanie will discuss options with each person and tailor methods to fit their goals, preferences, and life demands. This is a collaborative process where clients and therapist try ideas, review progress, and adjust plans as needed.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session formats before booking since options are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, simplify travel time, and allow check-ins during a lunch break or between appointments. It can also allow shorter or more frequent check-ins when that suits a client's needs, helping therapeutic work move forward in everyday life.