Janell Dickerson, LCSW, LISW-CP

Janell Dickerson is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people through major life changes and emotional challenges. She holds the credential LCSW, and also carries the LISW-CP credential. Janell frames care around each person's story and strengths so people feel heard and understood from the first visit.

She draws on approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to create practical, usable plans. Sessions often focus on managing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and problems that come up during midlife transitions. Janell also supports people facing addiction concerns and mood conditions, including bipolar symptoms.

Her work has included a range of other concerns such as issues tied to cancer, hospice and end-of-life counseling, immigration stress, first responder strain, HIV/AIDS, and loneliness. She helps people talk through guilt, shame, and struggles with life purpose, and she addresses communication problems and personality-related challenges when they affect daily life.

Janell has four years of professional experience and practices in Florida. She emphasizes collaboration, treating the person as the expert, and building on what already works in someone's life. People who choose her can expect a respectful, straightforward style that focuses on steps they can try between sessions.

To begin, she asks people to reflect on what matters to them and which changes feel most urgent. From there she helps set clear goals and practical strategies that fit each person's routine.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. It focuses on noticing thoughts and building a meaningful life even while uncomfortable feelings remain. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going and teaches practical strategies to change them. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clear communication skills for overwhelming emotions and relationship struggles.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaboration means adjusting tools and priorities as progress is made rather than sticking to a single plan.

Confirm the session formats available before booking, as the profile does not specify which online or in-person options are used. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives and maintain continuity during life transitions. It can reduce commute time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people join from a place with fewer distractions or lower travel demands. Licensed professionals can use these benefits to focus on goal-setting, practicing skills together, and tracking small steps between visits.