- Client-centered
- Strengths-based
- Motivational
About Janel
Janel Guinane is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, parenting strain, low self esteem, depression, and trauma. She works with people dealing with eating concerns, anger, career transitions, bipolar mood issues, and the everyday challenges of life change. Janel also supports people struggling with relationship or communication problems, codependency, caregiver stress, and compassion fatigue.
She began working in the helping professions in 1997 at a residential program in San Francisco. That early hands-on work with adults facing substance use and mental health concerns led her to earn a Bachelor of Social Work in 2008 and a Master of Social Work in 2010. Over the years she has worked with a wide range of people, including youth, adults with mental illness, and those experiencing homelessness.
Janel currently manages a clinic that assesses people for county mental health services and runs a homeless day respite center that connects individuals to housing, food, and healthcare. Her approach is client-centered, strength-based, and humanistic. She uses Motivational Interviewing to understand a person’s goals and perspective.
In sessions she treats people as experts on their own lives and acts as a guide and collaborator. She uses tools drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, Solution-Focused Therapy, and other trauma-focused methods as appropriate. The emphasis is on helping people find clarity, meet goals, and build practical coping skills.
Janel brings ten years of clinical experience as an LCSW in California and offers therapy in English. She works with people who want coaching-style support as well as those seeking help for deeper emotional or trauma-related concerns.
She began working in the helping professions in 1997 at a residential program in San Francisco. That early hands-on work with adults facing substance use and mental health concerns led her to earn a Bachelor of Social Work in 2008 and a Master of Social Work in 2010. Over the years she has worked with a wide range of people, including youth, adults with mental illness, and those experiencing homelessness.
Janel currently manages a clinic that assesses people for county mental health services and runs a homeless day respite center that connects individuals to housing, food, and healthcare. Her approach is client-centered, strength-based, and humanistic. She uses Motivational Interviewing to understand a person’s goals and perspective.
In sessions she treats people as experts on their own lives and acts as a guide and collaborator. She uses tools drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, Solution-Focused Therapy, and other trauma-focused methods as appropriate. The emphasis is on helping people find clarity, meet goals, and build practical coping skills.
Janel brings ten years of clinical experience as an LCSW in California and offers therapy in English. She works with people who want coaching-style support as well as those seeking help for deeper emotional or trauma-related concerns.