Janie Shankle, LPC, LCMHC

Janie Shankle is a licensed counselor who practices in North Carolina and brings 11 years of experience to her work. She uses a respectful, person-focused stance and invites people to name goals and take steps toward them. She emphasizes strengths and partnership in each session.

Janie centers conversations on what matters most to the client. She listens for patterns that keep people stuck and helps them try new ways of coping. Her work covers grief and loss, including care around dying and hospice issues, and she has experience with trauma and abuse.

People also turn to her for help with anxiety, depression, stress, self-esteem, and life transitions. She supports those managing long-term conditions such as chronic pain or caregiver stress, as well as complicated family history, abandonment, or adoption-related concerns. She also addresses addiction, anger, and career-related questions.

Her approach draws on practical methods that teach specific skills and steps. That can mean looking at thoughts and behaviors, building emotional regulation skills, or using focused problem-solving to reach a goal. Sessions are collaborative and paced to fit what each person needs.

Janie holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential and the Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor credential. She works in English and does not work with international clients. To begin, visitors follow the site's Start Therapy flow to complete a short questionnaire and schedule a session.

Approaches you can use in online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship so the client feels understood and able to direct the work; it helps when someone needs support to make sense of strong feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts affect feelings and actions and teaches practical steps to change patterns that feed anxiety or depression. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for managing intense emotions and improving how someone copes with stress and relationships.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they try methods and adjust the plan based on what feels useful and doable.

Confirm current session options before booking since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, require less travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also be helpful when lower-bandwidth options like phone calls are preferable to video. Talk with the therapist during the matching process about which session style would fit your life and needs.