Dr. Carol Jannik, LPC

Dr. Carol Jannik is an LPC with 35 years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical, conversation-based care for people feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety. She listens first and tailors plans to each person’s needs. She has worked in many settings including schools, counseling agencies, hospitals, and private practice. In hospital work she provided counseling in departments such as obstetrics, pain management, grief and loss, emergency, and inpatient care. She has also been involved in outpatient programs like partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient services. In private practice she supported children and adolescents in foster care, people facing adoption or family adjustments, and clients with attention and learning concerns. She has experience helping people with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and psychosis, and she understands how medical and mental health issues can interact. Dr. Jannik collaborates with psychiatrists on medication care and follows both newer and long-established medication approaches, though she does not prescribe medications herself. She also supervises counselor trainees and values training the next generation of clinicians. Her usual approach blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral ideas and other practical methods such as dialectical behavior tools, mindfulness, and narrative techniques. She emphasizes clear goals, straightforward strategies, and referrals when a different resource would better meet someone’s needs.

How core approaches guide online work

Client-centered therapy puts the person’s experience first and focuses on listening, empathy, and collaboration to help clarify goals. It works well for stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, and grief by building a trusting conversation about what matters most.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers practical steps to change patterns. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, panic attacks, depression, and chronic pain-related stress by teaching coping skills and small behavior changes.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides tools for managing strong emotions and improving distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness. It can help people who struggle with intense reactions, impulse-driven behavior, or relationship conflict.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms, and preferences and then suggest techniques to try. This collaborative process makes it easier to adjust methods over time if something isn’t a good fit.

If you want online therapy, confirm the available session options before booking since formats were not specified in the profile. Many people find remote sessions help fit therapy into work, school, caregiving, or medical routines by reducing travel and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. Discuss practical scheduling and format preferences during the matching and intake steps so sessions can fit into everyday life.