Jana Berhow, LICSW

Jana Berhow is a DC LICSW - a licensed clinical social worker in the District of Columbia with 25 years of behavioral health experience. She works with people facing mental health concerns, substance use issues, or both, and lists coping with life changes, coaching, and ADHD among her main focuses. She also supports people dealing with young adult issues, mood problems, trauma, and anxiety-related concerns.

Her practice centers on person-centered care. That means she listens first, then uses therapy approaches that match what a person needs. Sessions are straightforward and direct, while remaining respectful and nonjudgmental.

Jana blends several approaches in therapy rather than relying on a single method. She draws from cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thinking patterns. She uses mindfulness practices to help with tension and grounding. She also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies when people want concrete steps forward.

Her background includes long experience with co-occurring mental health and substance use concerns. She has worked with issues such as obsessive thoughts and compulsions, panic, post-traumatic stress, self-harm, sexual assault and abuse, social anxiety, somatization, and family of origin matters. She also notes work related to adoption and foster care and women’s issues.

Sessions tend to emphasize practical goals and problem-solving, alongside supportive listening. Jana helps people chart manageable next steps, practice new coping skills, and reassess progress over time. For someone navigating early adult pressures - work, school, relationships, and identity - her approach names concrete problems and works toward realistic changes.

How Jana’s approaches are used in online work