About Janice
Janice Miles is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 14 years of clinical experience. She works with people who struggle with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and grief.
Background and approach
Parents and young adults who are wrestling with life transitions, self-esteem, or bipolar symptoms may find focused support. She also addresses sexuality-related topics including kink and alternative sex culture, sexual dysfunction, and recovery after sexual assault.
Janice keeps sessions direct and practical. She uses clear strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused work to help clients spot patterns and try small changes.
When trauma is involved, she draws on trauma-focused approaches to address safety and coping skills. In sessions she aims to listen without judgment and to help clients set doable goals.
Her training includes a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy and a Master of Education in Human Sexuality. Janice has worked in homes, inpatient settings, and outpatient clinics, which shaped a flexible style that fits different needs.
She emphasizes understanding each person’s family background as a way to make sense of current struggles. Clients can expect a collaborative process that balances practical tools with emotional exploration.
Janice seeks to help people build skills for managing symptoms, improve communication, and make changes that match their values and goals. She practices in Massachusetts and conducts work in English.
The approach is down-to-earth and aimed at making small, steady progress toward a better day-to-day life.
Therapeutic approaches suited to online care
Janice uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors that reduce anxiety and lift mood. CBT is goal-oriented and often involves homework between sessions to practice skills in everyday life.She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to zero in on strengths and small changes that move someone toward their goals. This approach is practical and useful when a person wants brief, action-oriented work that builds momentum.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client will discuss goals, preferences, and life demands and then decide which methods to focus on. That collaboration helps shape sessions so they fit the person’s pace and priorities.
Online formats offer flexibility that many people need. Video calls allow a near face-to-face meeting for skill practice and emotional check-ins. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a client prefers no video. Live chat and text-based messaging let someone check in between sessions, share quick updates, or do brief coaching and problem-solving without scheduling a full call.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Massachusetts, California, Connecticut, Michigan
- Languages
- English