Jana Pitts

Jana Pitts is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 15 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, grief, low self‑esteem, and big life changes. She also focuses on issues like codependency, emptiness, family problems, guilt and shame, loneliness, social anxiety, and life purpose.

Jana uses a conversational, client-centered style. Sessions often begin with what feels most urgent and then move toward practical steps. She listens, reflects, and works with each person to try out different ways of coping and relating. Homework or small experiments between sessions are common when they fit a person’s goals.

Her approach combines client-centered methods with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). That means she pays attention to how people describe their experience and also looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Together a client and Jana test new ideas and small behavior changes to see what works.

Jana’s background includes long experience in behavioral health and a focus on life transitions and performance-related stress. She frames work as a mix of practical steps and honest conversation. People who come feeling stuck often find this combination helpful for making gradual change.

Sessions are conducted in English. International clients are not accepted. Before booking, confirm current session options so the format fits scheduling needs.

Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what a person says. It helps when someone needs to be heard and to make sense of feelings before trying new actions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. CBT is often used for anxiety, stress, and patterns that keep problems going by testing different thought and behavior changes to see what helps.

Finding the right approach is part of working together. Jana will help a person choose between listening-focused work and more CBT-style experiments based on their goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process where the plan can change as a person learns what helps most.

The practical benefit of meeting online is fitting sessions into a busy life. People can schedule conversations without travel time, make shorter check-ins when needed, or choose times that suit work and family rhythms. Confirm the current session options before booking so the chosen format matches scheduling needs and personal preferences.