Janna Means

Janna Means is an LPC who helps people facing grief and major life changes. She brings decades of mental health experience and a calm, steady presence to conversations about loss. Her approach centers on practical steps that people can take to feel more grounded. She aims to support people who want to move forward while honoring what they have lost.

Means draws on 22 years of counseling work and long experience in mental health to guide sessions. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different ways of coping. Sessions focus on clear, manageable goals and on learning skills that can be used between meetings.

She also works with people dealing with caregiver stress, autism and Asperger syndrome, intellectual disability, and hospice and end-of-life issues. That background informs gentle planning around difficult topics and practical problem solving when daily routines feel overwhelming.

Means encourages clients to take small, steady steps toward change and to treat themselves with patience. Conversations include exploring personal strengths, developing coping strategies, and creating plans for grief and transition. She also offers support for mourning pets and the unique feelings that brings.

If someone is ready to start, Means asks them to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a session. The focus in early meetings is building trust, clarifying goals, and deciding what steps will feel most helpful moving forward.

How CBT and practical therapy translate to online care

CBT helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new responses. It uses simple exercises and homework to change how situations are interpreted, which can ease grief and daily stress. Sessions often focus on practice, tracking moods, and trying small behavior changes between meetings.

Along with CBT, the therapist emphasizes step-by-step problem solving. This approach helps when routines are disrupted by caregiving demands, illness, or end-of-life decisions. It breaks larger problems into manageable actions that can be revisited and adjusted over time.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with clients to choose and adapt methods based on their needs, goals, and comfort. Expectations and techniques are reviewed together so people feel involved in planning their care.

Session formats are not specified in the profile, so please confirm current options before booking. Online care can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people keep continuity of care during transitions related to caregiving or hospice situations.