Janet Stone-Nielsen, LCSW

Approaches for online trauma and stress work

Janet uses client-centered therapy to keep conversations focused on each person's goals and values. This approach emphasizes listening, supporting self-direction, and building on strengths to help with stress, decision-making, and relationship concerns.

She also integrates cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps people notice thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and practice clear, practical skills to shift them. CBT is often helpful for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating issues, and managing day-to-day stress.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is part of her trauma work and can be used to process distressing memories and the feelings tied to them. It is presented as one option among several trauma-focused methods rather than a required path.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Janet will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels doable, and then try approaches that fit those needs. She adapts recommendations as work progresses so the plan stays practical and aligned with the client's priorities.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect: video calls for face-to-face conversations, phone sessions when video isn't needed, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit care into busy days, reduce travel time, and choose the format that best supports concentration, bandwidth, or comfort with being on camera.