Janice McDermott , LCSW

Janice McDermott is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 31 years of clinical experience helping people navigate depression, anxiety, loss, and life transitions. Her background includes work in outpatient and inpatient mental health settings, addiction recovery centers, public and chartered schools, and many years in private practice. She also trained and practiced as a Gestalt and NLP practitioner and recently retired from supervising new social workers through the licensing process.

Her therapeutic style emphasizes meeting clients where they are and supporting steady progress rather than perfection. She draws on an integrative skill set to help clients locate their own inner resources, use their senses to remain grounded, and voice the changes they want to make. That practical focus on self-empowerment runs through her approach, which blends clinical methods with an appreciation for individual experience.

McDermott is the author of Healing Mind, Five Steps to Ultimate Healing, Four Rooms for Thoughts: Achieve Satisfaction through a Well-Managed Mind and Healing the Mind Pathway through the Heart, Portal to the Soul. Across decades of practice she has worked with a broad range of concerns including trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction, parenting questions, and career and life-purpose exploration.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with an Experienced LCSW

Janice McDermott integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) into her clinical work. ACT focuses on accepting difficult thoughts and feelings while identifying personal values and taking meaningful action - it can help with anxiety, stress, and life changes. CBT examines the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers practical strategies to shift unhelpful patterns, useful for depression, anxiety, and coping with life challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and she works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative stance helps tailor sessions so they feel relevant and achievable for each person.

Online therapy options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provide flexibility for people balancing work, family, or mobility concerns. These formats let licensed professionals deliver consistent therapeutic support across different settings, making it easier to maintain momentum and integrate therapeutic tools into daily life.