Janice Stidman

Janice Stidman is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Mississippi. She has ten years of experience helping people who feel stuck by anxiety, depression, trauma, and low self-worth. Janice aims to make the first steps feel manageable and clear for someone unsure about therapy.

She uses several evidence-based methods to guide sessions. Those include acceptance and commitment work, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior skills, emotionally-focused techniques, and EMDR when appropriate. Janice blends these approaches to meet the needs of each person who comes in.

In sessions she focuses on practical tools. Clients learn ways to manage intense emotions, reduce avoidance, and rebuild everyday routines. She also helps people notice how past attachment wounds and abandonment issues show up in current relationships.

Janice brings an affirming stance to clients who identify as LGBT and pays attention to how identity and life stressors interact. She supports people dealing with grief, career strain, parenting challenges, and compassion fatigue from caregiving roles.

Her work addresses a wide range of concerns including attention issues, mood disorders, narcissism, body image, dissociation, and trouble with impulse control. The emphasis is on small, steady changes that add up over time.

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, even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It is often used for stress, anxiety, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and offers concrete exercises to challenge unhelpful patterns and build new habits. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and coping skills. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) addresses trauma-related memories through a structured process that can reduce the intensity of distressing recollections.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and personal preferences. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them over time as needs change.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue steady care through life changes while testing tools learned in sessions in real-world settings.