Dennice Janz

Dennice Janz is a licensed marriage and family therapist who brings 24 years of experience to her work in Washington. She has supported people facing depression, anxiety, relationship stress, parenting challenges, grief, trauma and abuse, and other life changes. Dennice uses a warm, interactive style and aims to treat people with respect and compassion.

She frames sessions around what each person needs rather than labels. Sessions draw on approaches such as cognitive behavioral methods, client-centered listening, solution-focused steps, and elements of the Gottman Method for relationship work. Mindfulness practices are used to help people notice and respond to difficult thoughts and feelings.

Dennice adapts the conversation and plan to each person’s situation. She combines practical skills, guided reflection, and goal-focused strategies to address problems like anger, low self-esteem, bipolar mood challenges, and intimacy concerns. Work on parenting issues centers on usable steps and clearer communication.

Her background includes long practice as a psychocounselor and life coach alongside clinical therapy work. That experience informs a flexible mix of talk, skill-building, and real-world problem solving. She avoids stigmatizing labels and focuses on what helps someone move forward.

People who choose her often want a collaborative, down-to-earth therapist who listens first and builds goals together. Dennice emphasizes steady progress, small practical changes, and support through transitions and difficult emotions.

How these approaches translate to online sessions

Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice thoughts and body sensations without getting swept away by them. In practice this can mean short breathing or awareness exercises and gentle shifts in how someone relates to strong feelings, which many find useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with change.

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the person's lead. The therapist offers empathic reflection, validation, and questions that help someone make sense of their experience and set their own goals.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and tests small experiments to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, anger, and practical problem solving.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dennice will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That planning can shift over time as issues change or progress is made.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people try mindfulness or CBT exercises between appointments and bring real-life moments directly into the conversation. Licensed professionals can adapt techniques used in-person to remote sessions, and Dennice will discuss how to structure meetings so they match your routine and goals.