Janna Fennell, LPC, LPCC

Janna Fennell is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who helps people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or ready for change. She talks plainly and directly, and she expects clients to do practical work between sessions. If you want straightforward feedback and tools to stop self-sabotaging, she can guide you through that process with empathy and honesty.

Janna understands that change can feel scary and uncomfortable. She asks questions that prompt reflection and offers exercises to try outside of sessions. Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with strengths-focused and solution-focused work, plus relaxation and mindfulness practices such as progressive muscle relaxation and breathwork.

She draws on experience from school-based work and private practice, including therapy with teens and young adults. Janna has worked with a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, sleep problems, addiction, relationship and family challenges, and attachment issues. That background informs practical strategies aimed at daily life functioning.

Clients who prefer a direct but collaborative style may find her approach a fit. She emphasizes consistent attendance and active engagement so the tools learned in therapy can be useful long after sessions end. Janna aims to help clients move through hard parts and toward the changes they want to make.

Janna holds a Master of Arts in Counseling and is licensed as an LPC and LPCC in Minnesota and Virginia. She also draws on yoga and mind-body practices to complement talk therapy, and she brings around ten years of counseling experience to her work.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and practicing small, committed steps toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help when anxiety, avoidance, or low motivation are getting in the way of daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to change mood and functioning; it is often useful for anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early connections shape current trust and closeness; it can help people who notice recurring relationship or attachment struggles.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. This is collaborative, and adjustments are expected as therapy progresses.

The biography does not specify which online session formats are used, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets clients practice skills in real-life settings and bring real examples to sessions. Licensed professionals can tailor exercises, homework, and relaxation practices to work well in remote sessions, helping you keep progress moving between meetings.