Janna Fennell
Direct, practical counseling for real-life change
LPC, LPCC Minnesota
- Experience
- 10 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Anger, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Janna
Janna Fennell is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who helps people take honest, practical steps when life feels stuck. She speaks plainly and asks direct questions so clients can stop self-sabotaging and begin making change.
Background and approach
Janna invites motivated people who are willing to do the work and reflect on difficult feelings. Her style is straightforward and collaborative.
Sessions include skills practice and homework you can use between meetings. She blends practical tools such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with mindfulness, breathwork, and progressive muscle relaxation to address symptoms like anxiety, depression, grief, sleep problems, and addictive behaviors.
Janna draws on a mind-body perspective and attention to attachment patterns when relationships and communication cause distress. She also integrates client-centered techniques to follow each person’s priorities and pace.
Her approach aims to help people develop habits that last after therapy ends. She trained at Bethel University with a Master of Arts in Counseling and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College.
Janna has about ten years of experience working in school settings, independent practice, and online care. She has supported people around stress, low self-esteem, anger, career concerns, family issues, trauma and abuse, and sleep difficulties.
Sessions are offered in English and Janna accepts international clients. If someone wants a practitioner who balances honesty with empathy and clear tools, she offers a steady, practical presence for the work ahead.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Janna commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Gottman Method principles, and Attachment-Based Therapy in ways that work over video or messaging. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and choose actions that match their values, which can reduce avoidance and increase purpose. Gottman Method principles focus on communication patterns and rebuilding connection skills, useful for people wanting clearer interaction habits. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape present reactions and helps people build safer ways of relating.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Janna collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. She will offer options, try techniques, and adapt based on what helps most, so clients shape the path as they go.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video lets people practice skills in real time and see facial cues. Phone sessions can be a simpler check-in when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Live chat or text messaging can support short updates, skill coaching between sessions, or a way to stay connected when a full session isn't needed. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities while keeping a consistent schedule.
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Experience
10+ years
Licensed in
Minnesota, Virginia
Languages
English