- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Client-centered work
- Cognitive behavioral tools
About Janet
Janet Natale is a California licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 31 years of experience. She has worked in private practice, in schools, and in community programs. Her work covers relational concerns, addictions, emotional disorders, and issues that affect daily functioning.
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and relationship problems. She also supports those coping with parenting challenges, addiction, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue. Additional areas she focuses on include adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric issues, blended family concerns, and body image.
Her style is client-centered and strength-based. She uses practical guidance to help people find and use their own resources. She also uses motivational strategies to identify what gets in the way and how to move forward.
Janet includes several therapeutic approaches in her work, such as Emotionally-Focused Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior ideas, and existential perspectives. In sessions she combines talking, problem-solving, and skills practice when helpful.
Her past work includes school-based therapy and services for youth and families in the foster care system. That experience informs how she helps people dealing with family complexity, communication problems, codependency, and commitment issues.
To begin, she invites prospective clients to choose the online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. This helps match goals and identify next steps before the first meeting.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps name and work with emotions and interaction patterns that keep people stuck. It is often used for relationship patterns and attachment-related concerns and focuses on recognizing feelings and changing how people respond to each other. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s own experience. The therapist listens carefully, reflects what she hears, and supports the client in finding their own answers. This approach is useful when someone wants a collaborative, respectful space to sort things out. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It can help with anxiety, depression, and coping skills for everyday stress. Janet treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will work with each client to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences and may blend elements from different approaches based on needs. For session logistics, confirm available formats when you book because the biography does not list specific session types. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when a quick update helps. They also let people use phone-only options when bandwidth is limited or avoid video when that helps them feel more comfortable. Discuss practical scheduling and format preferences during the matching and first-session planning so appointments work with day-to-day life.Areas of expertise
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Experience
31+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family concerns, trauma and grief, parenting challenges, ADHD, bipolar mood issues, and related topics listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and strength-based. She blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with CBT and DBT ideas and uses motivational guidance to help identify obstacles.
How much experience does she have?
She has 31 years of clinical experience across private practice, school-based settings, and community programs for adults and adolescents.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a California LMFT, which stands for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and she practices from California.
Can I work with her if I live outside the US?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients; confirm any time zone or local requirements when scheduling.
What session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session format options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. The site matching step will show the available choices.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Check the platform pricing page for details tied to your region.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the platform.
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