Jana Grooms, LCPC, LMHC

Jana Grooms, LCPC, LMHC, helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and the fallout of trauma and addiction. She brings more than two decades of clinical experience and presents a calm, steady presence in sessions. Jana aims to make therapy a place where someone can pause, be honest, and learn practical ways to feel more grounded.

Her style is warm and nonjudgmental. Jana emphasizes individual pacing and respect for each person's story. She offers straightforward tools to manage overwhelming feelings and improve day-to-day functioning.

Jana uses several evidence-backed approaches in her work, including attachment-based methods that look at how relationships shape emotions, cognitive behavioral techniques that help change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, and dialectical skills to manage intense emotions. She integrates these with client-centered conversations to keep the work relevant to each person.

Across 22 years of practice, Jana has supported people with a wide range of concerns such as parenting stress, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, grief, compassion fatigue, and issues around identity and gender dysphoria. She also addresses family-of-origin issues, abandonment, and communication problems.

Jana holds licensure in Florida and Illinois as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. She works in English and sees clients in Florida. To begin, readers are encouraged to use the provider’s matching process to match and schedule sessions.

How therapy approaches guide online care

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape feelings and behavior. It can help people who struggle with trust, closeness, or repeated relationship patterns by focusing on emotional bonds and repair. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and routines. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating concerns, and for learning specific coping strategies.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. That collaborative decision helps shape whether sessions focus on relationship patterns, skills practice, or thinking-behavior changes.

Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing appointments during work breaks or between errands. Phone check-ins can be a shorter, lower-bandwidth way to keep progress on track, while video sessions let participants use visual cues during conversations. Discussing practical needs and scheduling preferences helps shape a plan that fits everyday routines.