Janice Ruchlis, LMFT

Janice Ruchlis is a licensed marriage and family therapist with thirty years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues. She also supports those facing parenting strain, sleep and eating concerns, ADHD, and identity or relationship challenges. Janice aims to help people feel more positive and find practical ways to move forward.

Her style blends emotional depth with practical tools. She draws on attachment ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and change small behaviors. Janice also brings mindfulness and dialectical strategies to help regulate strong emotions.

Janice describes her work as informed by psychodynamic, behavioral, spiritual, and developmental perspectives. She values cultural differences and has worked with people of many nationalities and age groups. That background shapes how she listens and adapts interventions to fit each person’s life.

Sessions are conversational and down-to-earth. People can expect to talk about patterns in relationships, past wounds, and current worries, and then practice concrete skills between meetings. The focus is on clearer understanding, steadier mood, and coping strategies that can be used day to day.

She works from California and speaks English. Janice welcomes those who want a thoughtful, experienced guide through life changes, recovery from trauma, or the work of rebuilding self-esteem.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people notice repeated ways of relating and gently try different responses in daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and practice small behavior changes that reduce anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, what feels comfortable, and what seems most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as needed, keeping the process collaborative and goal-oriented.

The therapist’s biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Many people find online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by removing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins during work breaks. Online work can also make it simpler to maintain continuity during moves or life transitions. The focus remains on practical skills, emotional understanding, and applying strategies between sessions to support change.