Janet Lengsfelder, LMFT

Therapist in California

Janet Lengsfelder is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 25 years of clinical experience.

Licensed inCalifornia
License36041
NPI 1407470446
Experience25+ years
LanguagesEnglish

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About Janet

Janet Lengsfelder is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 25 years of clinical experience. She combines attachment-based ideas with client-centered listening to help people feel steadier and more connected. Her background as a nurse informs a practical, compassionate approach to emotional and life challenges.

She draws on attachment-based therapy to look at how early relationships shape present feelings and reactions. That perspective helps with intimacy worries, codependency, and family of origin issues.

Background and approach

Janet also uses emotionally-focused techniques to help people name and shift painful interaction patterns. Janet spent years in health care before earning her graduate degree and completing extensive psychotherapy training. That path taught her to support the whole person - body, emotions, and relationships - instead of focusing on symptoms alone.

Her experience includes grief, cancer and hospice support, caregiver stress, and first responder issues. Sessions aim to build a clearer sense of self and stronger emotional regulation. She works in a straightforward, encouraging way that invites small risks and gradual change.

Clients learn to reframe panic or dread into feelings they can manage and respond to. People often come for anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting stress, addiction concerns, or career questions. Janet frames therapy as a collaborative process where insight leads to practical steps.

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.

Credentials

LMFT (California): License 36041 · expires February 2027
NPI: 1407470446 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Janet lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Grief
Parenting issues
Depression
Addictions
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Coaching
Attachment issues
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Divorce and separation
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Phobias
Postpartum depression
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexuality
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Janet names

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Online support

Attachment-focused and Emotionally-Focused Work Online

Attachment-based therapy looks at how early bonds shape current feelings and reactions; it helps people understand why certain relationship patterns feel familiar and how to form safer connections. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify core emotions and use that awareness to change unhelpful interaction cycles, which can be useful for intimacy-related issues and commitment concerns. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and empathy so clients feel heard while they explore goals and changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether attachment ideas, EFT techniques, mindfulness practices, or a mix will best support the person's needs and growth.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different lifestyles. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper emotional work. Phone sessions are a lower-bandwidth option for busy days. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to check in between sessions or fit short coaching-style conversations into a packed schedule.

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Frequently asked

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting stress, addictions, grief, trauma and many related issues like codependency and communication problems.

What is her general therapy style?

The approach combines attachment-based thinking with client-centered and emotionally focused methods to help people notice patterns and change how they respond in relationships.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She brings 25 years of experience, including a background in nursing and extensive post-graduate psychotherapy training.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a licensed marriage and family therapist, LMFT, licensed in California.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted; she practices with clients located in California.

What session formats does she use?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules and preferences.

How does payment and scheduling work?

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