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Janice McDermott, LCSW
Mississippi
LCSW - Stress and relationship concerns
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Client-Centered work
About Janice
Janice McDermott is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 31 years of practice experience based in Mississippi. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, relationship and intimacy concerns, and life changes. She also helps with issues like self-esteem, career questions, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and LGBTQ matters.
Her background includes work in outpatient and inpatient mental health, addiction recovery centers, public and chartered schools, and private practice. She has supervised new social workers toward licensure and has written books on approaches to healing the mind and heart. Her experience spans many clinical settings and client concerns.
In sessions she focuses on practical steps clients can try between meetings. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy among other approaches to notice unhelpful thoughts and test different behaviors. Conversations are aimed at identifying small, concrete changes that can reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning.
Janice emphasizes starting where the client is and moving at a manageable pace. If a person is unsure what to change, she helps them clarify what matters and what they want to try first. Work often includes talking through feelings, testing new responses, and grounding through the senses.
Her voice is direct and experience-based. She positions therapy as a place to practice different ways of responding to problems, not as a path to perfection. To begin, users are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How her approaches translate to online work
Janice uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try concrete behavior changes. CBT focuses on noticing patterns, testing alternative responses, and building small habits that reduce distress. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take committed action toward those values while learning to accept difficult internal experiences.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Janice will discuss goals, preferences, and which methods fit a person’s situation. Together they decide whether to use CBT, ACT, or client-centered techniques and then try those methods in real life tasks between sessions.
Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so confirm the current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a weekday or evening routine, shorten check-ins when time is limited, and allow focus on tasks such as thought records or behavioral experiments between meetings. Licensed professionals can use web or phone-based sessions to run structured CBT exercises, plan homework, and review progress without requiring in-person travel.
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Experience
31+ years
Listed in
Mississippi, Louisiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, career concerns, ADHD, and related challenges.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, structured conversations that include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to test new ways of thinking and behaving.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 31 years of experience in outpatient and inpatient mental health, addiction recovery centers, schools, and private practice.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with an MS and practices from Mississippi.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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