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Janet Jacobs

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Janet Jacobs, LPC

Wisconsin

Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Stress

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Key details

  • CredentialsLPC
  • LicenseLPC, Wisconsin / 2808-125
  • NPI1750012423
  • Experience28 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationWisconsin

About

  • Anger management topics
  • Stress and anxiety
  • Relationship struggles

About Janet

Janet Jacobs is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Wisconsin with 28 years of clinical experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, and anger. She also supports people facing relationship struggles, self-esteem issues, and major life changes.

Janet approaches sessions as a practical collaboration. She treats the person in front of her as the expert on their life and looks for strengths to build on. Conversations are straightforward and focused on small, useful steps that can be tried between sessions.

Clients often come with overlapping difficulties such as grief, trauma, addictions, sleep or eating concerns, or career stress. Janet addresses these in ways that connect to daily routines and roles. She pays attention to patterns that keep problems repeating and helps devise alternative responses.

Her work also covers areas like attachment and abandonment worries, caregiver stress, chronic illness challenges, and issues around intimacy or body image. These topics are discussed in clear terms and with practical problem solving rather than abstract theory.

Janet accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English. She uses a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the service's online options.

How sessions work

Evidence-based approaches and online care

Janet uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach emphasizes skill building for stress and anger - teaching short behavioral and coping strategies to interrupt unhelpful reactions and practice different responses. This kind of work suits people who want tools they can try between sessions.

Another strand focuses on relationships and attachment patterns. That involves looking at how past connections shape current reactions and practicing clearer communication and boundaries to reduce recurring conflict. It is useful for people who see their anger tied to relationship hurts or fear of abandonment.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client decide collaboratively which methods to prioritize based on the client's goals, preferences, and everyday demands. Adjustments are made as progress and challenges become clearer.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, shorten travel time, and allow for brief check-ins between in-depth meetings. Licensed professionals often use online meetings to maintain continuity of care when schedules or locations change.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

28+ years

Listed in

Wisconsin

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of anger problems does she help with?

She works with adults who snap at loved ones, feel simmering resentment, or struggle with anger at work. Anger is addressed alongside related issues like stress and relationship strain.

How does she approach therapy for temper and frustration?

She treats therapy as a collaborative, practical process. Sessions focus on identifying patterns, practicing alternative responses, and trying concrete steps between meetings.

How much experience does she bring?

She has 28 years of professional experience working with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and related concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Wisconsin and provides services from that region.

Does she see people who live outside the United States?

International clients are accepted. Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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