Janie Shankle, LPC, LCMHC

Janie Shankle is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina. She brings 11 years of clinical experience to her work and focuses on helping people navigate grief, trauma, mood struggles, and big life transitions. Janie frames clients as the experts on their own stories and aims to build on their strengths to move through challenges.

She supports people coping with anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, and stress that comes from caregiving, chronic illness, or major life change. Janie also works with issues such as addiction, low self-esteem, relationship and communication problems, and the effects of abandonment or family-of-origin wounds. Aging and geriatric issues are included among her areas of focus.

Her style centers on listening first, then offering practical tools people can use between sessions. She uses clear, goal-oriented methods alongside open conversation to make therapy feel useful and grounded. Sessions tend to be collaborative and paced to fit each person’s needs.

Janie draws on methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy when those approaches match a person’s goals. She also uses client-centered and solution-focused techniques to help people identify small steps forward. Motivational Interviewing is part of her toolbox for people working through change.

People who want straightforward, strengths-based support for grief, trauma, caregiver stress, or aging-related concerns may find her approach helpful. To begin, prospective clients follow the site’s matching process and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

How Janie Uses Evidence-Based Approaches Online

Client-Centered Therapy means the therapist follows the person’s lead, listens carefully, and reflects what she hears back. This approach helps people feel understood and clarifies what they want to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical skills for shifting unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, combines skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving relationships, which can be helpful for mood swings, intense emotions, and interpersonal conflict.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Janie will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She adapts techniques over time so sessions match changing needs and progress.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for a quicker check-in between appointments. It can also let people choose what feels most comfortable for them, whether that means a focused skills session or a longer conversation about grief, caregiving, or aging-related concerns.