Janie Shankle, LPC, LCMHC

Janie Shankle is a licensed mental health professional practicing in North Carolina with 11 years of clinical experience. She holds the LPC credential - Licensed Professional Counselor - and the LCMHC credential - Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor - which reflect formal training and state licensure to provide therapeutic care. Janie’s work focuses on responding to trauma and abuse, supporting people through grief and loss, and helping with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting challenges, addiction, ADHD, and career or life transitions.

Her approach centers on recognizing each individual as the expert of their own story and building on existing strengths to address present difficulties. Janie combines evidence-informed methods with an empathic, client-centered stance so that therapy becomes a collaborative process aimed at clearer coping strategies, improved self-esteem, and healthier relationships. She also brings experience addressing issues such as compassion fatigue, bipolar mood concerns, and end-of-life and caregiving challenges.

Taking the first step toward change often requires courage, and Janie offers steady support and practical tools as people work toward more fulfilling, balanced lives. Her practice emphasizes respectful listening, goal-oriented planning, and adapting methods to fit each person’s needs and values.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Janie integrates client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) into her online practice. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathic listening and respect for the individual’s perspective, helping people explore values, build self-esteem, and find their own solutions to life challenges. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and developing practical strategies to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress through skill-building and problem solving.

She also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy when clients need support with intense emotions and relationship patterns. DBT-based skills teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be useful for managing overwhelming feelings and improving communication.

Finding the best approach is part of the therapeutic process. Janie collaborates with each person to tailor methods to their goals, needs, and preferences, adjusting techniques as progress unfolds. Online therapy offers flexibility - sessions can take place by video call or phone, and brief check-ins can occur via live chat or text-based messaging. This range of options helps individuals fit care into busy schedules, access support from home, and maintain continuity of care between sessions.