Janine Best, LPC

Janine Best is a licensed professional counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and life transitions. She offers steady support for those facing depression, parenting pressure, career shifts, and the effects of trauma and abuse. Janine also pays attention to concerns tied to adoption and foster care and aging and geriatric issues. She works in Tennessee and communicates in English and Haitian Creole.

Janine aims to meet each person where they are. Sessions focus on clear conversation and practical steps you can try between meetings. She listens carefully, adjusts the pace to fit your needs, and builds a plan that feels manageable.

With 13 years of experience as an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - she draws on methods that are grounded in research. Janine keeps plans straightforward and goal-oriented, helping people break larger problems into small, reachable tasks. She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in each interaction.

Her approach is collaborative. You and Janine work together to identify what matters most, set short-term goals, and choose techniques that fit your life. Whether the concern is day-to-day worry or a major life change, she aims to help people find clearer ways forward.

To begin, clients use the site’s Start Therapy button, fill a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session based on the therapist’s availability. Janine notes that subscription terms can be canceled at any time.

How evidence-based techniques guide online care

Janine uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and cope with life changes. One approach focuses on practical skill building to reduce anxiety and improve day-to-day functioning. This often means identifying unhelpful thought patterns and practicing new ways of responding to stress in small steps. Another approach emphasizes grief processing and emotion-focused work to help people make sense of loss and rebuild routine and meaning after difficult events.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Janine collaborates with each person to identify goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan over time. She helps clients weigh what feels useful and what needs to change so therapy fits individual needs and preferences.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the available session formats before booking since specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life - for example it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a break, or remove the need to be on camera when that helps someone engage. Licensed professionals can support the same kinds of therapeutic work online as in person, and Janine aims to adapt evidence-based methods to what works best for each person.