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Jane Williams

Supportive, practical therapy for life changes

LMHC Massachusetts

Experience
39 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Parenting
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English

About Jane

Jane Williams is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Massachusetts who brings nearly four decades of clinical experience to people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and a wide range of life transitions.

Background and approach

She combines a practical, strengths-based stance with solution-focused tactics to help clients address challenges such as parenting concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction, grief, sleep and eating difficulties, and career-related distress. Her work also encompasses attention to ADHD, compassion fatigue, and complex presentations that include co-morbidity and chronic health-related stress.

Her style centers on client-centered collaboration, honoring each person as the expert in their own life while offering structured tools drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and related methods. Sessions aim to be respectful, positive, and oriented toward clear goals and actionable plans.

Jane emphasizes building on existing strengths to foster meaningful change and supports clients through the often courageous first steps of starting therapy. Clients can expect a practical, empathetic approach that balances evidence-informed techniques with attention to individual values and circumstances.

Over her long career she has helped people navigate adoption and foster care issues, attachment and communication problems, body image and control concerns, and the stresses of caregiving and aging, always working toward achievable strategies for coping and growth.

Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online



Jane integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy into her online practice. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns through practical strategies and skills, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating issues, and many everyday stressors. ACT emphasizes values-guided action and psychological flexibility, helping people accept difficult emotions while committing to meaningful life directions, a helpful fit for grief, chronic stress, and motivation concerns.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Jane works with each person to explore their goals, preferences, and life context, and together they adapt methods that fit the client's needs rather than prescribing a single path from the start. This joint decision-making helps ensure sessions remain relevant and responsive as goals evolve.

Online formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging offer flexibility to access therapy from different locations and schedules. These options make it easier to continue regular work on skills, maintain momentum between sessions, and coordinate care around busy lives while retaining the same therapeutic focus and professional guidance offered by licensed professionals.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Jane address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related matters, grief, ADHD, parenting and career concerns, plus many related areas such as body image and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
Her practice is client-centered and strengths based, emphasizing solution-focused work that draws heavily on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside mindfulness and acceptance-oriented techniques.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 39 years of clinical experience working with people navigating significant life changes and mental health challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is licensed as an LMHC (MA LMHC 808) and provides services from Massachusetts.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or accept international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
In what formats can sessions take place?
Available session formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to get started with therapy?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Sexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

39+ years

Licensed

Massachusetts

Languages

English