Janet Wise, LCSW

Janet Wise is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York with 30 years of practice. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, parenting, and anger among other issues. She draws on long experience with people facing chronic illness, life changes, and complex loss.

Her sessions focus on clear goals and practical skills. She uses straightforward conversation to identify what feels out of control and what can change. Mindfulness exercises and breathing techniques are part of sessions when helpful. Janet also uses cognitive-behavioral strategies to notice thoughts and reactions that feed anger or anxiety.

She blends client-centered listening with approaches that prompt action and skill-building. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas help people notice painful feelings without getting stuck in them. Emotionally-Focused Therapy methods are used when relationship patterns and attachment issues come up.

Janet’s background includes pastoral counseling training and many years offering grief and crisis support in hospital settings. That work informs how she helps people process loss and sudden change. She has worked with a broad age range, from young adults to seniors, and has taught cultural competency to other professionals.

Outside clinical work she teaches yoga, Enerchi (a Tai Chi form), and cardio-fitness. Her sessions emphasize practical steps you can try between meetings, such as brief mindfulness practices, communication experiments, and behavior changes aimed at easing tension and resentments.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions