Janet Natale, LMFT

California · 31 years in practice

Janet Natale is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 31 years of experience in California.

License and registration

LMFT, California: 39816 · expires July 2027
NPI: 1538223615 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 31
Languages: English

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About Janet

Janet Natale is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 31 years of experience in California. She draws on long clinical practice to help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction issues, relationship strain, and mood challenges. Her style is straightforward and strengths-based.

She aims to meet people where they are and guide them toward clearer choices. Janet frames therapy around practical steps and personal meaning. She uses Client-Centered techniques to listen deeply and help clients name what matters most.

Background and approach

She also draws on Existential Therapy to address questions about purpose, responsibility, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) tools are used when patterns of thinking and behavior need clear, concrete change. Sessions focus on what clients want to change and what keeps them stuck.

Janet helps people identify small, doable shifts that add up over time. She also supports work around grief, trauma, parenting challenges, and issues tied to identity, including LGBT and gender concerns. Her background includes independent practice, school-based work, and community programs serving adults, adolescents, and people connected to the foster care system.

That range informs a flexible approach to different life stages and stresses. Janet emphasizes collaboration and practical problem-solving during therapy. People who choose Janet often want an experienced clinician who balances listening with concrete tools.

She encourages curiosity, honest conversation, and steady progress toward goals.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Janet lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
LGBT
Relationship issues
Depression
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Blended family issues
Body image
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
HIV / AIDS
Hoarding
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Intellectual disability
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Multicultural concerns
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Phobias
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Self-love
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Approaches Janet names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Janet uses Existential Therapy to help people face big life questions about meaning, choice, and responsibility; this work can be helpful during major transitions, grief, or when someone feels stuck. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which centers the conversation on what the client cares about and uses listening and reflection to build insight. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used for more targeted work on unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping skills training.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Janet works collaboratively to figure out which methods fit a person's goals, preferences, and daily life. She can blend meaning-focused conversations with skill-building exercises so therapy matches the pace and priorities of each person.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for longer sessions and visual connection, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits brief check-ins, and messaging lets people share between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, keep momentum between meetings, and choose the format that best supports each person's needs.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Janet address?

She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family issues, depression, trauma, grief, parenting, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and many related topics.

What is her therapy style like?

Her approach is strengths-based and direct. She listens using Client-Centered methods and combines meaning-focused and skills-based work to help people make practical changes.

What experience does she bring?

She has 31 years of clinical experience across independent practice, school-based settings, and community programs for adults and adolescents, including work with foster-care populations.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - practicing in California.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English, and she also accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.

How does payment work?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin therapy with her?

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