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- Anxiety and depression
- Addiction and relapse
- Client centered care
About Janita
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York with 11 years of experience, Janita Ramar focuses on depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, substance use concerns, trauma, and stress-related difficulties. She works with people facing relationship and intimacy problems, grief, sleep disruption, anger, self-esteem, career stress, ADHD, and LGBTQ-related concerns. Sessions are conducted in English and her practice is based in New York.
Janita begins by building a working relationship. She prioritizes honesty, openness, and trust. Early sessions focus on agreeing goals and deciding what to work on together. She invites clients to share thoughts and feelings without judgment and to take an active role in their care.
Her clinical style draws from client-centered and strength-based ideas. That means she listens for what a person already does well and uses that as a starting point. She also uses solution-focused methods to identify concrete steps and motivate change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy are part of her approach when they fit a client’s needs.
Janita includes motivational interviewing when substance use or readiness for change is central. She discusses therapeutic techniques with clients so people understand why a skill or exercise is suggested. The aim is to help clients build coping skills and practical strategies they can use day to day.
People meet Janita to tackle immediate problems and to build longer term coping. She emphasizes collaboration: decisions about methods and goals are made together. If you want to schedule a first session you follow the listed onboarding steps through the site.
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How her approaches are used in remote sessions
Janita commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to guide practical work in sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors, which helps with anxiety, depression, panic, and sleep problems. ACT emphasizes noticing thoughts and values-based action, which can help with mood disorders, substance use, and coping with life changes.Choosing a method is collaborative. She discusses different approaches with clients and adjusts plans based on each persons goals, preferences, and what proves useful in early sessions. The therapist and client review techniques together and pick exercises the client can try between meetings.
Session formats are not listed in the provided biography, so confirm the current options before booking. In general, remote work can make it easier to fit sessions into a weeknight or a work break, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and cut travel time. It also makes following up on behavioral experiments or homework more practical because people can return quickly to their daily routines.
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Areas of expertise
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps people with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, substance use, trauma, stress, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, and related concerns.
What therapeutic approaches does she use?
Her work draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy depending on the clients needs and goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of clinical experience working with a range of mood, anxiety, trauma, and substance-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) licensed in New York and practices from that location.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions arranged and what formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats on file.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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