Janie Shankle

Janie Shankle is a licensed counselor who practices in North Carolina. She holds the LPC and LCMHC credentials and brings 11 years of professional experience to sessions. Janie focuses on helping people navigate grief, trauma, and major life transitions. Her approach treats each person as the expert on their own story. Sessions are collaborative and respect a person's strengths while addressing hard problems like anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. She also supports people working through stress, addiction concerns, career shifts, and relationship struggles. Janie uses practical strategies to help clients notice unhelpful patterns and try new ways of coping. She draws on methods that focus on thoughts and behaviors, building skills for emotional regulation, and setting realistic, goal-oriented steps forward. Motivation and short-term solution work are part of her toolkit when clients want focused change. She has particular experience supporting people facing grief and end-of-life concerns, and she also addresses caregiver strain, chronic illness, abandonment, and family of origin issues. Janie aims to create a steady, respectful space where people can name what is hardest and practice different ways of responding. Taking the first step can feel risky, and Janie offers a calm, straightforward style for that beginning work. She helps people set small goals, try practical skills between sessions, and reassess what’s working as time goes on.

How Janie’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person and their goals, giving space for someone to tell their story and set the pace. This approach helps when people need a listening, empathetic partner while sorting through change or loss.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers specific skills for regulating emotions and managing intense reactions. It can be useful for people who want concrete tools to handle strong feelings and reduce impulsive responses.

Choosing the right approach is something the therapist and client figure out together. Janie will talk about options, try a method, and adjust based on how the work is going and what feels most helpful. The process is collaborative and responsive to each person's needs and goals.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm current session options before booking. Many people find online work makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and check in between appointments when needed. Discuss format options during the initial scheduling so sessions can be arranged to match daily routines and practical needs.