Janette Gunn, LCSW

Therapist in Wisconsin

Janette Gunn is a licensed clinical social worker with 24 years of experience.

Licensed inWisconsin
License7574-123
NPI 1457528978
Experience24+ years
LanguagesEnglish

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About Janette

Janette Gunn is a licensed clinical social worker with 24 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, grief, depression, and the effects of trauma and abuse. Her style is collaborative and respectful, aimed at making hard conversations feel manageable.

Janette began her clinical work in a domestic violence shelter. That early experience shaped her commitment to sensitive, compassionate care. She has also worked with teens in treatment foster care who survived severe trauma, bringing long-term experience with complex histories.

Background and approach

In sessions she adapts her approach to each person’s needs. She draws on attachment-based ideas to help people understand relationship patterns and emotional reactions. She also uses client-centered and cognitive behavioral techniques to build practical skills for managing anxiety and low mood.

Janette describes therapy as a partnership. She listens closely, then helps set goals that feel realistic and useful. Progress is paced to each person’s comfort and readiness.

Her background includes many years of direct clinical work with trauma, grief, and mood concerns. Janette practices in Wisconsin as an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker and offers talks through options that suit different lifestyles and rhythms.

Credentials

LCSW (Wisconsin): License 7574-123 · expires February 2027
NPI: 1457528978 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

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Approaches Janette names

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Online support

How attachment and skill-based approaches work online

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape feelings and reactions. It helps people notice patterns in how they relate to others and learn new ways to feel and connect. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience, with the therapist listening closely and reflecting what matters most to the client. This approach helps people feel heard and to clarify their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments and exercises, which can reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss different methods and help decide what fits best for a person’s goals, needs, and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change over time as progress is made.

Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper emotional work. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, skill reminders, or when a shorter, flexible contact fits a busy day. These options make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life while using approaches that match each person’s needs.

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Frequently asked

What concerns does Janette commonly help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, and depression. She also focuses on isolation, life purpose, and social anxiety.

What is her general therapeutic style?

Her style is collaborative and respectful. She blends attachment-based, client-centered, and cognitive behavioral approaches to meet individual needs.

What kind of clinical background does she have?

Janette has 24 years of professional experience and began work in a domestic violence shelter. She has many years working with teens in treatment foster care who survived severe trauma.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Wisconsin.

Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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