- CBT strategies
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness practice
About Janice
Janice Doan is a Licensed Certified Social Worker in Maryland with 22 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, ADHD, and related concerns. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear conversation rather than labels.
Janice has more than a decade of direct work with victims of trauma and domestic violence. She has supported adults through grief, mood disorders, panic and obsessive concerns, and the fallout from divorce or separation. Her background includes long-term clinical work and regular use of structured therapies alongside open conversation.
Her approach blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical behavior tools. That means sessions often mix careful listening with exercises for emotion regulation, thinking patterns, and problem solving. Mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas also inform how she looks at patterns that repeat in relationships and self-image.
Typical sessions aim to identify what is most pressing, test small changes, and build skills that fit daily life. She pays attention to how past experiences shape current reactions, while also teaching concrete coping strategies for anxiety, panic, and attention challenges. Conversations are practical and paced to the person’s needs.
People seeking help for young adult issues - like feeling behind after college, first job stress, or relationship strain - will find a clinician used to those life stages. To begin, the profile asks you to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful therapeutic relationship. Online sessions using this approach concentrate on open conversation and identifying what matters most to the client. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) involves looking at thought patterns and testing small behavior changes; online work often uses worksheets, skill practice, and homework to track progress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills that can be practiced between sessions and reviewed remotely.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods best match the client's goals, needs, and preferences. That means discussing what feels useful, adjusting techniques over time, and combining approaches when appropriate.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and let people use exercises or worksheets in their own environment. The focus is on practical strategies that translate into daily life rather than on a particular delivery style.
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Experience
22+ years
Listed in
Maryland
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, ADHD, relationship and family issues, and related areas including grief and mood disorders.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches, plus mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas when helpful.
How much experience does she have?
She has 22 years of clinical experience, including over ten years working with victims of trauma and domestic violence.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is LCSW-C in Maryland and practices there.
Can I have sessions in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are session formats arranged?
The therapist's biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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