Janna Fennell, LPC, LPCC

Janna Fennell, LPC, LPCC, offers straightforward, compassionate care for people feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or pulled apart by jealousy, anxiety, or life changes. She speaks plainly and asks direct questions so clients can stop self-sabotaging and start making changes. Janna encourages practical steps between sessions and expects steady attendance to get the most from therapy.

Her approach blends cognitive behavioral tools with attachment-informed thinking and client-centered listening. Sessions focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and patterns, building skills for emotion regulation, and practicing new behaviors that fit daily life. Janna uses mindfulness, breathwork, and progressive muscle relaxation as hands-on techniques clients can use immediately.

Janna trained at Bethel University, holds a Master of Arts in Counseling, and carries licensure as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Minnesota and as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia. She brings about a decade of work as a mental health counselor and past experience in school-based and online settings.

She has worked with people facing stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, grief, sleep problems, addiction, trauma and attachment concerns, relationship struggles, and life transitions. Janna also addresses issues such as abandonment, codependency, body image, caregiver stress, and commitment or control struggles.

Her style is direct yet collaborative. She will offer feedback, teach practical skills, and invite clients to shape what they work on. People who are ready to do the hard work and practice between sessions tend to get the most from her guidance.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people name values and take small, meaningful steps even when feelings are hard. It focuses on actions that matter more than trying to eliminate uncomfortable thoughts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts shape behavior and teaches practical techniques to change patterns that cause distress. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and many day-to-day issues. Attachment-Based Therapy examines patterns from close relationships and helps people form healthier ways of relating and regulating emotions when old strategies no longer help.

Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each client to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions can include skill practice, reflection on relationship patterns, and homework designed to fit into real life rather than abstract exercises.

The biography notes online work in past settings but does not list specific current formats, so confirm session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, permit shorter check-ins when needed, and allow the use of exercises like guided breathwork or mindfulness between meetings. A therapist and client will adapt the pacing and tools so progress fits the client's daily routine.