- 30 years experience
- Focus on addiction
- Values-based work
About Janice
Janice Harbin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with three decades of experience in mental health. She began her career working with children and adolescents and now focuses primarily on adults. Janice has extensive experience supporting people dealing with addiction and related challenges, and she frames substance use as a symptom of deeper problems she helps clients examine.
Her background includes work in outpatient mental health settings where collaborative care with psychiatric services occurred when needed. Janice spent several years as part of a drug court treatment team and has long provided guidance for people navigating grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, and major life transitions. She brings practical problem-solving and steady support to difficult situations.
Janice draws on therapies that emphasize present moment awareness and values-based action alongside practical skills. Her style is straightforward and warm, often blending mindfulness, acceptance strategies, and cognitive-behavioral tools. She also uses motivational interviewing to help people find reasons to change and client-centered techniques to follow each person's goals.
Faith is an important part of her life, and she welcomes conversations about spiritual resources when clients want to include them in sessions. Outside work she enjoys biking, walking, and spending time with her children and grandchildren. She aims to be a calm companion on a sometimes rocky journey toward clearer goals and better daily functioning.
Janice practices in Michigan and offers therapy in English. Before booking, people are encouraged to confirm current session arrangements and scheduling details.
Approaches that translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical behavioral experiments to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and some eating or sleeping problems. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's goals and rhythms, with the therapist listening closely and following what the client brings to sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Janice works collaboratively to choose methods that fit a person's goals, values, and day-to-day life. She will check in about what helps and adjust strategies over time so therapy stays useful and relevant.
Many people find online therapy easier to fit into busy schedules and daily routines. It can reduce the time spent on travel, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and make it easier to schedule sessions around work or caregiving. Because this profile does not list specific session formats, confirm the current online and remote options before booking to know which formats are available and which best match your needs.
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Experience
30+ years
Credentials
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Janice help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting and family issues, sleep and eating problems, ADHD, and other life changes. Adoption and foster care is also listed among her focus areas.
What is her approach to therapy?
She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to build practical skills and clarify values. Sessions tend to mix present-focused awareness with goal-oriented work.
How much experience does she have?
Janice has worked in the mental health field for 30 years, beginning with children and adolescents and more recently focusing on adults and addiction-related care.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session formats and availability before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the profile.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.