Janice Ruchlis

Calm-focused therapist blending insight and skills

LMFT California

Experience: 30 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, LGBT
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages: English

About Janice

Janice Ruchlis is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with three decades of clinical experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, mood concerns, trauma, grief, and relationship and intimacy challenges.

Background and approach

She brings practical strategies alongside reflective exploration to address issues such as self-esteem, parenting, sleep and eating concerns, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and career transitions. Janice also works with clients confronting complex overlaps like chronic illness, caregiving strain, adoption and foster care matters, attachment concerns, and body image issues.

Her approach blends cognitive and behavioral techniques with attachment-informed and emotionally focused perspectives, and she incorporates mindfulness practices as well as elements drawn from psychodynamic and developmental thinking. This combination aims to help clients build skills for coping and regulation while also examining patterns rooted in past experiences.

Janice has worked with adults from varied backgrounds and international communities and values attention to cultural and individual differences in therapy. She invites people to collaborate on practical goals and deeper healing so they can move forward with greater resilience and clarity.

Approaches that guide online care and practical support

Janice often combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy when working with clients remotely. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and developing concrete strategies to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and improve daily functioning. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current ways of connecting and helps people shift patterns that interfere with intimacy and regulation.

She may also draw on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to help with emotion regulation and distress tolerance when those skills are useful. Choosing an approach is collaborative - the therapist and client discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, and then adjust methods over time to fit evolving needs.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to attend consistently, maintain momentum between meetings, and access care from wherever the client is located while working with licensed professionals.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Janice help with?

She supports clients with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, parenting, sleep and eating difficulties, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related life changes.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her work mixes cognitive-behavioral techniques, attachment and emotionally focused perspectives, mindfulness, and psychodynamic influences to combine skill building with exploration of personal history.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Janice brings 30 years of experience working with adults from diverse backgrounds and nationalities, drawing on long-term practice to inform treatment choices.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a licensed marriage and family therapist with California license CA LMFT 30101 and practices from California.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are conducted in English and she accepts international clients.

Which session formats are available?

Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to their preferences.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What do I need to do to get started?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a time based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesDepression

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuse GriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesGender dysphoriaHearing impairedHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCD PhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualityWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic Therapy

Experience

30+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English