Janice Doan, LCSW-C

Janice Doan is a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical (LCSW-C) in Maryland with 22 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, ADHD, relationship strain, grief, and anger. Sessions are practical and interaction-focused, aimed at helping people manage strong feelings and improve daily functioning.

She spent over a decade supporting people who experienced trauma, including domestic violence. That background informs how she approaches safety, pacing, and coping skills in therapy. She combines several therapeutic methods to address both symptoms and the life situations that maintain them.

Janice relies on client-centered principles to listen and adapt to each person. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance.

Mindfulness practices and psychodynamic perspectives appear in her work when exploring patterns that go back to earlier life experiences. The result is a practical mix of skill-building and reflective exploration. Sessions focus on concrete strategies people can use between meetings.

People who reach out can expect straightforward communication about goals and steps to try. The therapist helps plan manageable experiments and skill practice. Progress is measured by what helps reduce overwhelm and improves relationships and daily routines.

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