- 30 years experience
- IL LCPC credential
- Focus on panic
About Janice
Dr. Janice Hodge is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois with 30 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, depression, and relationship strain. She also supports those facing parenting challenges, life changes, or persistent worry such as panic attacks.
Her approach centers on building a trusting relationship. She aims to make the first steps feel manageable and concrete. Sessions focus on practical coping skills and clearer ways to handle difficult moments.
Janice draws on long experience working with relationship and communication problems, divorce and separation, and workplace stress. She also addresses issues like guilt, shame, isolation, and questions about life purpose in ways that are straightforward and grounded.
People can expect collaborative sessions that identify immediate concerns, set small goals, and practice tools between meetings. She emphasizes realistic steps people can use day to day to reduce panic symptoms and lessen anxious thinking.
Over three decades in practice, she has developed a calm, steady style that aims to make therapy feel like a reliable place to try new ways of coping. Beginning counseling is framed as a courageous choice, and she encourages people to start at a pace that feels right for them.
Approaches that ease panic and anxious thinking
Dr. Hodge uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and symptom relief. One common method she draws on teaches people to notice and shift anxious thoughts, step by step, so worries feel less overwhelming and panic symptoms come down. This approach helps with repetitive worry, avoidance, and intense fear that can come with panic attacks.She also works with strategies that build emotional regulation and coping skills. These techniques emphasize short exercises to calm the body and manage sudden anxiety, along with planning for how to handle triggering situations. That makes it easier to test new responses and gain confidence over time.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will collaborate with each person to figure out which techniques fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. Over the first sessions she helps set clear, realistic goals and adjusts methods based on progress and feedback.
Confirm the current session options before booking, since formats are not specified in the biography. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow follow-up check-ins between appointments. It can also offer shorter sessions or phone-based check-ins when energy or bandwidth is limited. These practical benefits help people keep therapy consistent while managing everyday demands.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps people managing stress, anxiety, depression, panic attacks, relationship and parenting challenges, and related issues like guilt and isolation.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are collaborative and practical. The focus is on building trust, identifying small goals, and practicing tools to manage panic and anxious moments.
How much experience does she have?
She has 30 years of professional experience working with anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and parenting issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an IL LCPC, which stands for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois, and she practices in Illinois.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a therapy match?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.