Janice Harbin, LPC

Janice Harbin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with three decades of experience in mental health. She uses straightforward, practical approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, depression, and life changes. Janice aims to make therapy feel understandable and doable for busy parents and adults.

Janice began her career working with children and adolescents and moved to primarily working with adults over the past ten years. She has experience in outpatient mental health settings and has coordinated care with psychiatric services when needed. For many years she worked with people living with addictions and was part of a drug court treatment team for three years.

Her perspective treats addiction as a symptom and looks for the underlying problems that contribute to it. She also brings a faith background and is open to integrating a client’s spiritual beliefs into sessions when that is important to the person. Outside of work she enjoys biking, walking, and spending time with her children and grandchildren.

In session Janice draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and client-centered methods to keep conversations focused and practical. She uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques to help people try new behaviors and cope with difficult feelings. Janice helps people set clear goals and practices they can use between meetings.

People meet with her by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging. She offers a supportive, down-to-earth style and works with each person to create a plan that fits their daily life and responsibilities.

How Janice Uses Approaches Online

Janice often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behavior changes. CBT is practical and goal-oriented, and it can help with anxiety, depression, and addiction-related behaviors.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people accept difficult feelings and commit to actions that match their values. ACT is useful when someone wants to build a more meaningful routine while managing distressing thoughts or emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Janice will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and recommend techniques that fit those needs. She adapts methods over time based on what helps the person make progress.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can work for quick check-ins or brief support. These options make it simpler to schedule appointments, keep consistent habits, and try therapeutic exercises between meetings.