Janet Wise, LCSW

Janet Wise is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York. She has more than 30 years of experience helping people cope with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship strain, and life transitions. Her background includes work with young adults through seniors, and she pays close attention to cultural factors and gender identity in care.

She keeps sessions practical and person-focused. Janet combines talk, breathwork from her fitness background, and goal-setting to reduce symptoms and restore routine. She emphasizes building a warm, respectful relationship so people feel heard before making changes.

Her approach draws on different methods, including cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, motivation-focused conversations, and emotionally focused ideas. She does not use a single fixed method; instead she tailors tools to each person’s needs and goals. This can mean short-term skills training or longer work on relationships and meaning.

Janet also has training in pastoral counseling from Fordham University’s School of Religion and Religious Studies and has provided grief and crisis support in hospital settings. That experience shapes how she supports people through loss and sudden change, especially when goodbyes were interrupted.

Outside of therapy she teaches yoga, Enerchi (a form of Tai Chi), and cardio-fitness. She often brings attention to breath, movement, and gentle self-care as part of recovery and ongoing resilience.

How Janet’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Mindfulness Therapy trains simple attention and breathing practices to lower stress and increase focus and emotional balance.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. Janet collaborates with each person to decide which methods to try first, adjusts tools based on progress, and combines approaches when that makes sense for goals and preferences.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the available session formats before booking since specific formats are not listed here. Many people find remote sessions helpful for fitting therapy into busy schedules, keeping a shorter check-in during a lunch break, or reducing travel time. Online sessions can make it easier to maintain continuity through life changes and allow therapeutic work to happen from wherever a person is able to connect. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and mindfulness exercises to remote sessions so practical skills and reflection continue between meetings.