Janet Natale , LMFT

Janet Natale is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 31 years of professional experience supporting individuals, couples, families, and youth. Her clinical background spans private practice, school-based therapy, and community programs serving both adolescents and adults. Over the course of her career she has offered relational counseling, addiction treatment, emotional disorder work, and specialized services for children and families involved in the foster care system.

Janet brings a strengths-based, motivational approach that emphasizes the natural capacities people already hold for healing and growth. She helps clients identify and build on those internal resources while gently addressing the patterns and blocks that interfere with living a purposeful life. Her work includes support for stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, parenting challenges, addiction, and a wide range of other life transitions and mental health needs.

Experienced in collaborating across cultures and diverse populations, Janet focuses on practical, compassionate guidance tailored to each person or family. She frames seeking help as an act of courage and values helping people increase awareness, develop new skills, and move toward greater health and fulfillment.

How Janet's Approaches Translate to Online Therapy

Janet combines client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to tailor care to each person's needs. Client-centered therapy focuses on building a collaborative, empathetic relationship and helps people explore their values and goals while strengthening self-awareness and resilience. CBT offers structured strategies to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and it is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related issues. DBT provides skills for managing intense emotions, improving interpersonal effectiveness, and reducing self-destructive patterns, which can be helpful for emotion regulation and relationship challenges.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Janet works together with clients to determine what methods fit best with their goals, preferences, and life circumstances. That collaborative process helps shape sessions and treatment plans so they feel relevant and practical.

Online therapy with Janet is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for people with busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, or geographic constraints. These options allow licensed professionals to deliver consistent, goal-focused care while making it easier to attend sessions and practice new skills between meetings.