Janelle Butler, LMHC

Janelle Butler is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing with nine years of experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family concerns, grief, trauma, and blended family issues. Sessions are conducted in English and American Sign Language, and she sees clients in Washington and internationally.

Janelle draws on straightforward, evidence-informed approaches to help people notice patterns that cause pain. She helps clients name unhelpful thoughts and habits, try different responses, and learn skills to manage strong emotions. Therapy focuses on concrete steps rather than abstract theory.

Her background includes five years in community mental health in the Seattle area and additional practice on the East Coast while maintaining service to Washington residents. That work exposed her to a wide range of life situations and concerns, including caregiving stress, chronic illness, adoption and foster care challenges, and issues related to attachment and abandonment.

In sessions she identifies negative patterns and beliefs and then works to change how they show up in daily life. Some changes come quickly; others need steady practice. She frames progress as something built over time with active effort from both client and therapist.

Janelle uses a mix of approaches shown to help with mood, trauma, and behavior change. She often combines skills-based work with space to process grief, loss, or relationship strain. This practical focus aims to make everyday life more manageable.

Clients are invited to explore coping strategies for sleep, eating, intimacy-related concerns, parenting strain, career stress, and communication problems. The goal is clearer thinking and more workable routines in blended households and other complex family situations.