Janelle Butler , LMHC

Janelle Butler is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with nine years of clinical experience who began her career serving the greater Seattle area for five years and now practices out of the East Coast while continuing to serve Washington and beyond. She has a background in community mental health, which has given her experience supporting people across a wide range of ages, backgrounds, and presenting concerns.

She approaches care with an understanding that many people learn to avoid emotional pain, and that unaddressed feelings can accumulate and undermine both physical and mental wellbeing over time. Her work focuses on helping clients identify unhelpful patterns and beliefs and then either transform those patterns into opportunities for growth or shift how those experiences are perceived. Janelle emphasizes that while some relief can come quickly, lasting change usually takes continued effort and time.

Hope is central to her practice, particularly when clients face grief, loss, or deep emotional distress. She aims to offer steady support, practical guidance, and informed strategies that help people better understand their struggles and move toward greater emotional balance. Her clinical toolbox includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing, and she draws on these methods to tailor treatment to each person’s needs.

Therapeutic Approaches and Convenient Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to clarify what matters most to them and to take committed steps toward those values while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. ACT can be helpful for stress, anxiety, and navigating life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns in intimacy and trust; it helps people understand and reorganize patterns of relating that affect relationships, parenting, and attachment wounds. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with more constructive patterns - it is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping skills development.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Janelle works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they adapt techniques and strategies so care aligns with each person’s life and values.

Online sessions offer flexibility and access through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules or reach therapists from different locations. Licensed professionals can use these options to provide consistent, session-by-session support tailored to each client’s circumstances and goals.