- Person-centered approach
- Skills for coping
- Focus on grief
About Janie
Janie Shankle is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor practicing in North Carolina. She brings 11 years of experience to sessions and focuses on helping people facing grief, trauma, depression, anxiety, and life transitions. She emphasizes a respectful, person-centered stance and supports clients as they take steps toward change.
Janie believes each person knows their story best. She looks for strengths people already have and builds on them in therapy. She talks with clients about small, practical steps that make daily life easier and goals feel more reachable.
Her background includes work with grief and loss as well as trauma and abuse. She uses evidence-based tools drawn from cognitive behavioral approaches and skills-based strategies to help manage distressing thoughts and overwhelming emotions. Motivational and solution-focused techniques shape short-term goals and keep progress on track.
Sessions move at a client’s pace and focus on concrete coping skills as well as broader life changes. Janie also supports people dealing with stress from caregiving, chronic illness, career shifts, and relationship strain. She integrates attention to emotional safety and pacing when trauma or intense grief is part of the picture.
People who prefer a collaborative, practical style often find her approach helpful. Conversations are straightforward and oriented toward everyday improvements. To begin, prospective clients follow the site process to match and schedule a first session.
Janie believes each person knows their story best. She looks for strengths people already have and builds on them in therapy. She talks with clients about small, practical steps that make daily life easier and goals feel more reachable.
Her background includes work with grief and loss as well as trauma and abuse. She uses evidence-based tools drawn from cognitive behavioral approaches and skills-based strategies to help manage distressing thoughts and overwhelming emotions. Motivational and solution-focused techniques shape short-term goals and keep progress on track.
Sessions move at a client’s pace and focus on concrete coping skills as well as broader life changes. Janie also supports people dealing with stress from caregiving, chronic illness, career shifts, and relationship strain. She integrates attention to emotional safety and pacing when trauma or intense grief is part of the picture.
People who prefer a collaborative, practical style often find her approach helpful. Conversations are straightforward and oriented toward everyday improvements. To begin, prospective clients follow the site process to match and schedule a first session.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.