Janie Shankle

Janie Shankle is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina with 11 years of experience. She focuses on grief, trauma, and life changes and aims to help people move toward more satisfying days. Janie emphasizes the client's strengths and values the courage it takes to begin therapy.

Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. She listens to each person's story and helps them identify practical steps that fit their life. Sessions typically involve talking through experiences, building skills for stress and mood management, and setting small goals that lead to change.

Janie has worked with people facing loss, serious illness, and end-of-life concerns, alongside trauma and abuse. She also assists those dealing with anxiety, depression, career stress, parenting strain, addiction concerns, and attention-related difficulties. Her background includes support for caregiver stress and family-of-origin issues.

She draws on several therapeutic methods to tailor care to individual needs. That includes client-centered work that emphasizes the person’s perspective, cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thinking and behavior, and elements of solution-focused strategies to set achievable goals.

People who prefer a calm, respectful pace and practical problem-solving often find her style helpful. Those seeking help with grief, major life transitions, or lingering trauma can expect a steady, strengths-based presence in sessions.

How Janie's Approaches Translate to Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s own perspective and strengths, helping people feel heard and respected while they decide what changes to make. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions affect mood and behavior and teaches concrete strategies to shift patterns that get in the way. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds skills for managing intense emotions, improving tolerance for distress, and strengthening relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Janie works with clients to figure out which methods fit their goals and daily life. She adapts techniques over time based on what is helpful, so the plan can change as needs evolve.

Specific session formats are not listed here, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it simpler to continue work on grief, trauma processing, or skills practice between in-person visits. Licensed professionals can use these methods effectively in remote sessions, and Janie will discuss format details when arranging appointments to match practical needs and treatment goals.