Jana Grooms, LCPC, LMHC
Compassionate care for stress and trauma recovery
Details
| Name | Jana Grooms |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCPC, LMHC |
| Based in | Florida |
| Licensed in | Illinois, Florida |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 22 |
About Jana
Jana Grooms is a licensed counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, depression, and relationship and intimacy concerns. She uses a warm, steady style that aims to make therapy feel safe and practical. Jana brings 22 years of experience and holds LCPC and LMHC credentials in Illinois and Florida.
She keeps sessions straightforward and focused on what matters to each person. Conversations often include exploring personal stories, noticing patterns, and building skills to cope with intense emotions.
Background and approach
Jana draws on approaches such as Narrative Therapy, Attachment-Based work, and cognitive behavioral techniques to guide change. Her approach is strengths-oriented and collaborative. She listens for how past experiences shape present choices and helps people rewrite unhelpful narratives about themselves.
Sessions may include exercises to change thinking habits, practice emotional regulation, and strengthen relationships with close others. Jana also supports people dealing with identity concerns, body image struggles, and the fallout from domestic violence or other trauma. She addresses complicated grief, parenting strain, work stress, and compassion fatigue with practical tools and steady guidance.
The goal is to leave each session with something useful to try. People who choose her work with someone who values honesty, respect, and realistic goals. Jana aims to move at a pace that fits each person, balancing emotional processing with concrete strategies for daily life.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse among the things Jana works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Jana among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Jana among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Jana among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Jana among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Jana among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Jana among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Jana among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Jana among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Jana among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Jana directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Jana directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Jana’s Approaches Work Online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current emotions and reactions. Online sessions can help people notice attachment patterns and practice new ways of relating to others. Narrative Therapy invites people to tell their stories and then separate themselves from problem-saturated narratives. This helps people see options and revise unhelpful stories about identity and behavior. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and offers concrete skills to change them, which works well for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit. Changes are collaborative and adjusted over time based on what helps most in daily life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls let people use face-to-face interaction; phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins, ongoing reflection between sessions, or a different way to share when writing feels easier. These options make it easier to keep consistent care around work, family, and other obligations.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems does Jana focus on?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, eating and sleeping concerns, parenting strain, and related challenges listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, steady, and non-judgmental. Sessions are collaborative and aim to combine emotional processing with practical skills.
What experience and background does she bring?
She has 22 years of clinical experience and works from a trauma-aware perspective that integrates narrative, attachment, and behavioral approaches.
Where is she licensed and based?
Jana holds LCPC and LMHC credentials and practices from Florida while also having licensure in Illinois as documented.
In what languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not accepted.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
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