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Janet Stone-Nielsen

Compassionate trauma-informed clinical social worker

LCSW North Carolina

Experience
24 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Janet

Janet Stone-Nielsen is a licensed clinical social worker with 24 years of practice who helps people navigating the aftereffects of trauma, relationship strain, mood concerns, and life transitions.

Background and approach

She sees clients coping with anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and issues related to intimacy, parenting, and self-esteem, and addresses a wide range of related challenges such as attachment struggles, codependency, chronic illness, and bereavement. Janet brings sustained experience supporting those affected by domestic and sexual abuse and the lasting patterns those experiences can create.

Her approach blends a warm, person-centered stance with practical, skills-based strategies. She emphasizes empowerment and psychoeducation, helping clients recognize unhelpful patterns and learn tools that support lasting change.

Janet integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside trauma-focused methods and EMDR-informed techniques, and she also draws on motivational interviewing when readiness for change is a focus. Based in North Carolina, she holds an LCSW and communicates in English.

Online approaches for trauma and behavior change

Janet blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered and trauma-focused methods to support online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering practical tools for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship that validates the client’s experience and supports empowerment. Trauma-Focused approaches and EMDR-informed techniques address trauma memories and their ongoing effects, providing strategies to reduce distress related to past abuse.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Janet works with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences and tailors interventions accordingly, combining skills training, psychoeducation, and trauma-focused work when appropriate. This collaborative planning helps clients feel involved in selecting methods that fit their situation and pace.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives and to access care from different locations within North Carolina. These formats offer flexibility in scheduling and communication style, allowing clients to choose the ways of working that feel most comfortable while engaging in evidence-informed approaches.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, and related areas such as self-esteem, parenting, and intimacy issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and compassionate with a person-centered, empowerment focus; she often uses psychoeducation and skills-based strategies to help clients make lasting changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 24 years of experience in social work and clinical practice, with extensive training in trauma and abuse-related interventions.
Where is she licensed and what are her credentials?
She is licensed as an LCSW in North Carolina with license number NC LCSW C004901 and practices from that state.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
She provides services in English and is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Motivational InterviewingTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

24+ years

Licensed

North Carolina

Languages

English