Janet Plankenhorn , LMFT

Janet Plankenhorn is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 12 years of professional experience. She focuses on family and relational conflict, supporting young adults, and helping people cope with grief, life transitions, anxiety, depression, and women's issues. Janet helps clients identify recurring patterns that no longer serve them and supports practical steps toward healthier ways of relating and coping.

She builds an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared and explored. Acknowledging that beginning therapy takes courage, Janet offers steady, collaborative guidance for those ready to begin the healing process.

Therapeutic Approaches for Effective Online Care

Janet draws from client-centered therapy to prioritize the individual experience - this approach emphasizes empathy, active listening, and collaboration so clients feel heard as they explore personal values and goals. It is helpful for people coping with life transitions, relationship concerns, and emotional processing.

She also integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress when clients want practical strategies to change patterns that affect daily functioning.

Janet may use Solution-Focused Therapy to concentrate on immediate goals and strengths, helping clients identify small, achievable steps toward change when time-limited progress is a priority.

Finding the right combination of approaches is a collaborative process. Janet, as a licensed professional, works with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts the plan as therapy progresses.

Online therapy offers flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - which makes it easier to fit care into a busy life and stay connected from different locations. These options support continuity of care and allow therapists to tailor communication styles to what works best for each client.