Janice Doan

Janice Doan is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW-C) in Maryland with more than two decades of practice. She offers a calm, warm approach and focuses on clear, practical help for everyday problems. Her work often addresses stress, anger, anxiety, depression, and trauma-related concerns.

Janice has spent many years supporting people affected by domestic violence and other forms of abuse. She sees adults and children for a wide range of issues including parenting struggles, attention concerns, mood symptoms, grief, and relationship difficulties. Her background includes long experience helping people manage life changes and recurring patterns of worry or low mood.

Her style is interactive and respectful. Sessions aim to avoid labels and instead look at what’s getting in the way of functioning and wellbeing. She adapts conversations and plans to match each person’s needs and pace.

Janice combines several therapeutic approaches to make treatment practical and focused. She uses elements of client-centered therapy to build a supportive space, cognitive behavioral therapy to address thinking and behavior patterns, and dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotion regulation and coping. Mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas are also part of her toolbox when useful.

She frames therapy as a collaborative process. Janice helps people set small, achievable goals and practices tools between sessions. If someone is ready to start, she helps them take the next steps toward change.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and collaboration to help people feel heard and respected; it suits work on self-esteem, relationship worries, and parenting stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors through practical exercises, which is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and panic symptoms. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills that can help with intense feelings and recurring conflict.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to identify goals, try approaches, and adjust the plan as needs and preferences become clearer. That means sessions can combine methods and change over time rather than sticking to one fixed model.

The practical benefits of working online include fitting therapy into a busy day and keeping consistent progress when schedules change. Some people find it easier to attend shorter check-ins or to schedule sessions around work or childcare. Because session format options were not listed in the biography, confirm current online and in-person session formats before booking so you know what will fit your routine.