Janice Ruchlis, LMFT

Janice Ruchlis is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with thirty years of clinical experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, grief, trauma, and issues with self-esteem. She also supports people facing addictions, parenting and caregiver strain, ADHD, and aging and geriatric issues. Her approach is practical and down-to-earth, focused on helping people take small steps that make daily life easier.

Janice blends several methods to match the person she is working with. Sessions often combine attachment-based ideas with cognitive-behavioral tools and mindfulness practices. She also draws from emotionally-focused and narrative approaches when those fit a client’s goals. This mix allows her to address both immediate coping skills and deeper relational patterns.

Her work is attentive to differences in background and culture. She has experience with people from many nationalities and ages, and she aims to bring those differences into the work with respect. Janice listens for how life experience, development, and spirituality shape a person’s struggles and strengths.

Clients can expect a collaborative process where problems are named and concrete strategies are practiced. She pays attention to trauma, disability, and low self-esteem while helping people find ways to feel more positive day to day. Janice encourages small experiments between sessions to test new ways of coping.

Based in California, Janice works in English and also accepts international clients. To begin, prospective clients complete a short questionnaire and schedule a session according to therapist availability.

Approaches that guide online work and choice

Janice commonly uses attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape feelings and behavior; this helps people who struggle with connection, intimacy, or patterns that repeat in close relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is another frequent approach and focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and practicing practical skills to change mood and behavior. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques for emotional regulation and distress tolerance when strong emotions make daily life harder.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. Janice will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their goals, needs, and preferences. She often combines approaches so therapy includes both short-term skills and deeper relational work.

The original biography does not list which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time. Many people find they can practice mindfulness and CBT exercises between sessions more easily when therapy fits into their normal routine.