Janet Giles, LMFT

Janet Giles is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 21 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, parenting strain, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, anger, and self-esteem struggles. She also helps people dealing with caregiver strain, codependency, communication problems, compassion fatigue, and ADHD related worries.

Her background includes a range of clinical settings and teaching psychology courses as an adjunct professor at National University. She taught Lifespan Development, Child and Adolescent Development, Theories of Personality, and Psychopathology. Those classroom years inform her clear, plain explanations in sessions.

Janet adapts her approach to what the person brings. She primarily uses cognitive behavioral techniques, client and strength-based work, and mindfulness interventions. She may draw on other methods when they match a person’s goals and situation.

She describes therapy as a joint process that depends on a good working relationship. Sessions mix practical skill-building and reflective conversation. Clients can expect straightforward tools for managing anger, anxiety, or caregiving stress alongside attention to patterns that keep problems repeating.

Outside of clinical work she brings creative interests into the room. Janet is an artist who has shown in exhibitions, and she also enjoys sewing, knitting, and playing chess. That creative side sometimes shapes exercises or homework given between sessions.

Practical approaches and online sessions