Janet Nestor, LCMHC

Janet Nestor, MA, LCMHC, brings more than 23 years of counseling experience to her practice. She uses a relaxed, client-centered style that helps people feel heard and understood from the first conversation.

Her approach blends client-centered listening with cognitive and emotionally focused methods. She also incorporates somatic work and mindfulness to help people who carry stress and trauma in their bodies. Sessions aim to be practical and down-to-earth so people can use what they learn right away.

Janet has a background in special education, where she worked with adolescents and adults with ADHD, learning differences, autism, and physical disabilities. That experience shapes how she supports people who need clear strategies and steady pacing.

She has worked with many people facing chronic illness, including Lyme disease and autoimmune conditions, and with those navigating long-term recovery from substance use. Anxiety, panic, stress, phobias, and trauma and abuse are frequent areas of focus in her work.

Janet tends to work well with sensitive people and empaths, offering a calm presence and practical tools. Appointments are offered from her North Carolina practice, and sessions are shaped around each person’s goals and current life demands.

How Janet’s approaches translate to online work

Janet combines client-centered listening with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people address emotional pain and practical problems. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and acceptance so a person can set the pace and goals for their work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thought and behavior patterns and offers concrete tools to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful habits. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and work through strong emotions to reduce distress and improve coping.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Janet will work collaboratively to choose which methods fit a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions often blend techniques so work is adapted as progress is made.

The practical benefits of online work can include easier scheduling and fitting sessions into a busy life. Confirm the available session formats directly before booking, since formats are set by the practice. Online meetings can make it simpler to keep regular appointments, check in between hectic days, or use sessions without needing travel time.