Therapist profile
Janice Harbin, LPC
Michigan
LPC in Michigan - Addictions and Anxiety
Continue with JaniceWhere Janice stands
- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Michigan / 6401001984
- NPI
- 1275658205
- Experience
- 30 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Michigan
About
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
About Janice
Janice Harbin is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) based in Michigan with 30 years of experience in mental health. She began her career working with adolescents and children and has spent the past decade focused primarily on adults. Her practice addresses stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, LGBT concerns, relationship and intimacy-related issues, sleep and eating concerns, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar challenges, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
Janice has experience in outpatient mental health settings and has worked alongside psychiatric services when that was indicated. She also spent several years working with people dealing with substance use and was a member of a drug court treatment team for three years. In her approach to addiction she looks beyond the substance to the problems that help create it.
Her methods draw from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing. Sessions include practical conversation, behavioral strategies, and mindfulness exercises aimed at day-to-day coping. She uses simple language and focuses on concrete steps people can try between sessions.
Janice mentions a Christian background and personal faith and is open to including clients' spiritual resources in sessions if that fits their preferences. Outside of work she enjoys biking, walking, and spending time with her children and grandchildren.
People who struggle with people-pleasing, trouble saying no, or feeling lost in relationships may find her experience relevant. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking.
How sessions work
How Janice uses ACT, CBT and motivational interviewing online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing thoughts and focusing on values-based action. It helps when people want to stop being ruled by fear or shame and begin living in line with what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors influence each other and teaches skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns. Motivational interviewing is a conversational method that helps people find their own reasons to change and can be useful with addictions or when motivation feels stuck.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to try methods that match their goals, values, and preferences. That means testing practical tools, noticing what helps, and adjusting the plan together rather than committing to one technique from the start.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow a shorter check-in when needed, or let someone choose whether to be on camera. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver ACT, CBT, and motivational interviewing techniques tailored to everyday demands and scheduling needs.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep and eating concerns, parenting strain, ADHD, and many related problems including codependency.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses client-centered conversation with practical tools from ACT, CBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. Sessions tend to focus on concrete steps and skills to try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has worked in the mental health field for 30 years, including many years in outpatient settings and a decade focused mainly on adults.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) practicing in Michigan.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific session formats.
How are costs and starting a first session handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.