Janice Harbin

Janice Harbin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with three decades of experience in mental health. She began her career supporting children and adolescents and has spent the last 10 years working primarily with adults. Janice combines practical talk with steady support to help people facing stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, grief, depression, anger, and related life challenges.

She has worked in outpatient mental health settings and collaborated with psychiatric services when that was needed. Janice spent several years on a drug court treatment team and has focused on addiction work, viewing substance use as a symptom of deeper problems rather than the whole story. Her faith is an important part of her life, and she is open to how spirituality may matter to a client’s healing if the client wants to include it.

In a typical session she listens first, then helps people identify small, practical steps they can try between meetings. She draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to shape those steps. Janice also uses client-centered and mindfulness-based ideas to keep work grounded in each person’s values and strengths.

Outside of work she enjoys riding her bike, walking, and spending time with her children and grandchildren. She aims to meet people where they are and help them navigate the rocky parts of life with realistic, usable strategies.

Janice practices in Michigan and offers services in English. Her years of experience inform a steady, pragmatic style that focuses on what will help next.

How chosen therapies translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take small steps toward them, even when emotions are strong. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting and shifting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms over time. Motivational Interviewing supports people who feel stuck or ambivalent, helping them find internal reasons to try change.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to concerns, discuss these methods, and work with the client to decide which approaches best fit the person’s goals and preferences. That choice can be adjusted as work progresses.

Confirm the specific online session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand it. It also can make follow-up between sessions simpler by focusing on concrete tasks and homework that translate well to remote meetings. Licensed professionals can use these approaches effectively in live sessions when both people agree on a plan.