Janette Gunn
Experienced LCSW blending practical skills and empathy
LCSW Wisconsin
- Experience
- 24 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Janette
Janette Gunn is a licensed clinical social worker in Wisconsin who centers her practice on evidence-informed methods, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and grief.
Background and approach
She draws on 24 years of professional experience and a career that began in shelter settings, which shaped a longstanding commitment to compassionate, strength-based care. Her approach adapts to each person, blending practical skills with deeper exploration of patterns that maintain distress.
Janette works with individuals navigating trauma and abuse histories, social anxiety and phobia, isolation and loneliness, life-purpose questions, self-esteem concerns, and related emotional challenges. She emphasizes collaboration, tailoring treatment plans to match a client's goals and preferences while offering techniques from DBT, attachment-informed work, emotionally-focused principles, and client-centered practice.
Her style aims to support coping skills, emotional clarity, and gradual change so clients can move toward greater resilience and meaning.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Janette integrates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) into online work, which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, and social phobia. She also uses attachment-based ideas to explore relational patterns and emotional needs, helping clients understand how past bonds influence current relationships and self-regulation. Additionally, elements of client-centered therapy guide sessions with empathy and respect, prioritizing the client's perspective and supporting personal growth and agency.Deciding which approach fits best is a collaborative process. The therapist and client will discuss goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up day to day, then adjust methods over time so the work aligns with what the client finds most helpful and manageable.
Online formats offer flexibility that can make consistent care easier to maintain. Janette conducts video calls and phone sessions for more in-depth dialogue, and she also offers live chat or text-based messaging for check-ins, skill practice, or clients who prefer written communication. These options make it possible to engage in therapy around work, family, and geographical constraints while keeping the focus on practical skills and emotional understanding.
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Experience
24+ years
Licensed
Wisconsin
Languages
English