Jana Berhow

Jana Berhow is an independently licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience. She helps people facing mental health and substance use concerns, or both. Her style is warm, direct, and caring, and she aims to help people move toward recovery and better day-to-day functioning.

Jana bases her work on a person-centered approach. That means she starts by listening to each person's goals and concerns. From there she selects therapeutic tools that fit the person, not the other way around.

She commonly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to address unhelpful thinking and mood, and on mindfulness techniques to build steady attention and stress management. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods are used when people want concrete steps and short-term progress toward specific goals like coaching or managing life changes.

Her experience includes helping people with ADHD, mood disorders, obsessive and compulsive symptoms, panic, trauma, and a range of related concerns such as social anxiety, self-harm, and issues connected to adoption and family of origin. Women's issues and young adult concerns are also listed among her focus areas.

Jana works in the District of Columbia as a LICSW - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. She offers care in English. To begin, readers should use the site's Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule with her according to availability.

How Jana’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful working relationship. Online sessions using this approach let clients set goals and guide the pace while the therapist responds to what matters most to them.

Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Delivered online, CBT often uses practical exercises, homework, and problem-solving that fit into everyday routines and changes people want to make.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and increase awareness. These practices can be taught in short exercises that clients use between sessions to steady mood and attention.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, current challenges, and preferences. That way sessions focus on what will help most, whether that is coaching for life changes, managing ADHD, or working through trauma-related symptoms.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make attending sessions easier by fitting into a work break, avoiding travel time, or allowing a shorter check-in when schedules are tight. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and tools to work well in remote sessions while keeping the focus on practical progress.