Janet Nestor, LCMHC

Janet Nestor, LCMHC (Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor), brings 23 years of clinical experience to her practice in North Carolina. She works with men, women, and teens aged fourteen and up, offering an informal, client-centered style that emphasizes meeting each person where they are and shaping care around individual needs.

Her background in special education informs much of her work - she began her career supporting adolescents and adults with ADHD, learning differences, autism, and physical disabilities, and continues to serve people with those challenges in counseling. Janet integrates insight-oriented work with somatic techniques and traditional cognitive methods to address both the emotional and bodily aspects of distress.

Janet has particular experience with sensitive people and empaths, and she has supported many clients coping with Lyme disease and autoimmune conditions. She also has experience working with substance abuse and with individuals in long-term residential recovery programs. Clinically, she often supports people managing anxiety, panic attacks, stress, phobias, and other anxiety-related concerns.

Clients find Janet easy to talk with; she aims to build a collaborative, personalized plan that reflects each person’s goals and strengths. As a licensed counselor practicing in North Carolina, she welcomes the opportunity to work alongside clients as they navigate change and healing.

Blending Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support

Janet commonly draws on client-centered therapy, helping clients lead the pace and focus of sessions while she offers empathic listening and practical guidance - an approach that supports personal growth, self-understanding, and coping with life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is another frequent element of her work; CBT uses clear, skill-based strategies to identify patterns of thinking and behavior and develop alternative responses, which many people find helpful for anxiety, mood concerns, and stress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is used when processing relational patterns and difficult emotions is central; EFT helps people recognize, name, and work with core feelings to improve connection and emotional regulation.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapy process. Janet collaborates with each client to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan over time as progress and priorities evolve. This collaborative stance helps ensure therapy stays relevant and practical for the person in front of her.

Online sessions offer flexibility for people balancing work, family, or health challenges. Janet provides care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which makes it easier to fit therapy into daily life and to maintain continuity of support. Licensed professionals and therapists can apply these same approaches in remote formats to help clients build skills, process emotion, and navigate change.