Janel Longoria
Practical, relationship-focused care
LPC Texas
- Experience
- 16 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Addictions, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Janel
Janel Longoria is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with 16 years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth help for people facing relationship strain, mood struggles, and addiction.
Background and approach
Janel aims to make the first step feel manageable and supportive rather than overwhelming. She creates a calm space where people can talk about hard things without judgment.
Sessions are straightforward and goal-oriented. Janel listens for what matters most and helps clients set small, reachable steps toward change.
Her work covers a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, stress, and coping with life changes. She also supports people dealing with intimacy-related issues, family problems, parenting strain, and challenges tied to ADHD and bipolar disorder.
Addictions and substance concerns are part of her clinical focus as well. Janel draws on several therapy approaches to fit the person in front of her.
She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy for skills and coping. Attachment-based ideas help when patterns in close relationships cause pain.
She also uses elements of the Gottman Method when relationship communication and connection are the focus. The work is collaborative and practical, not abstract.
Janel helps people turn conversations in sessions into doable changes in daily life.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online work
Janel uses the Gottman Method to help people improve communication and reduce destructive interaction patterns in relationships. That approach focuses on teaching practical skills for listening, expressing needs, and reconnecting. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while moving toward values-based action; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose methods that match their goals, concerns, and daily life. Plans can shift as progress is made and new needs emerge, so the work stays collaborative and flexible.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into busy schedules. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging suits quick check-ins or brief coaching between sessions. These options make it possible to keep regular contact, practice new skills between appointments, and schedule sessions during work breaks or from another room in the home.
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Experience
16+ years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English