Janis E. Yates

Janis E. Yates, LPC, helps people who are ready to change how they feel and function in their everyday lives. She works with individuals facing addiction, relationship struggles, stress, anxiety, and career questions. Her approach centers on listening and drawing out each person’s strengths to build practical steps forward.

Janis views clients as experts in their own stories. She focuses on motivation, self-confidence, and self-love while supporting people through grief and life transitions. She aims to make therapy feel approachable and real, not complicated jargon.

In sessions she combines talk-based methods that focus on current goals with techniques to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior. She uses a client-centered stance to follow what matters most to the person in front of her. Motivational strategies are used when someone needs help finding momentum to change.

Her background includes six years in the field and work with people dealing with drug and alcohol addiction, control issues, and women’s concerns. Janis holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential in Georgia and brings a practical, respectful style to the work.

People who choose her often want straightforward support for coping with life changes, rebuilding self-esteem, or making progress in relationships and career matters. She focuses on clear steps and real-world tools that can fit into a busy life.

How these approaches guide online work

Client-Centered Therapy puts the person’s priorities first by listening and reflecting back what matters most. It helps when someone needs space to make sense of feelings, set goals, and feel heard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behavior changes. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and building new habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress happens.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy schedule and keeping momentum between appointments. Because specific session formats were not listed in the biography, confirm the current session options before booking. Many people appreciate being able to schedule appointments without extra travel and to use focused sessions to practice skills between meetings.