Janna Means
Compassionate grief and life-change counseling
LPC Mississippi
- Experience
- 22 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Grief, Coping with life changes
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Languages
- English
About Janna
Janna Means is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Mississippi who focuses on grief and coping with life changes.
Background and approach
With 22 years of clinical experience, she draws on long-standing practice in mental health to help people navigate loss, transitions, and the emotional work that follows significant life events. Janna emphasizes personal responsibility and step-by-step progress, inviting clients to engage actively in their own healing process.
Her work integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques alongside specialized grief training and experience with related concerns such as caregiver stress, hospice and end-of-life counseling, autism and Asperger syndrome, and intellectual disability.
Janna also holds certifications in grief-related areas and pet loss grief counseling, and she frames therapy as a collaborative effort that builds on each person’s strengths and story. She aims to support and empower clients as they move toward greater resilience and a more fulfilling life.
Applying CBT and Grief Work to Online Therapy
Janna uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and then practice new ways of thinking and acting. CBT is practical and problem-focused, often useful for managing distress, mood shifts, and coping during life transitions.Alongside CBT she brings grief-focused methods that address loss, mourning, and the emotional adjustments that follow significant life changes. These grief-oriented approaches include assessment and interventions tailored to support healthy grieving and adaptation after bereavement or other major losses.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist partners with each client to explore goals, assess needs, and determine whether CBT, grief work, or a combination of methods best fits the situation. This shared decision-making helps shape a plan that aligns with the client’s preferences and pace.
Online therapy with Janna offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to maintain continuity of care across distances. These options allow clients to engage in focused, practical work from locations that are convenient for them, while adjusting session format as needs change.
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Experience
22+ years
Licensed
Mississippi
Languages
English