Janice Ruchlis , LMFT

Janice Ruchlis is an LMFT - a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - who brings extensive experience helping people examine trauma, disability, and low self-esteem and discover practical pathways toward feeling more hopeful. With a practice shaped by psychodynamic, behavioral, spiritual, and developmental influences, she combines reflective exploration of past patterns with concrete strategies for present challenges.

Her work emphasizes understanding how life history, relationships, and inner beliefs interact to affect mood, coping, and connection. Janice adapts her methods to each person's needs, drawing on insight-oriented conversation alongside skills-based techniques to support change over time. She has worked with clients across the lifespan and from a variety of cultural backgrounds, and she values bringing differences into the therapeutic conversation rather than setting them aside.

Focused on fostering resilience and greater self-awareness, Janice aims to help people identify adaptive steps forward and build more positive day-to-day experiences. She welcomes clients who are ready to explore difficult material and to collaborate on a treatment plan that reflects their goals and values.

Attachment and Skills-Based Care for Online Therapy

Janice Ruchlis integrates attachment-based work and evidence-informed skills approaches to support clients in an online format. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns of connection and trust; it helps people explore attachment wounds, abandonment concerns, and relational patterns that show up in adult life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, offers clear strategies to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and to replace them with more adaptive responses - it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness to help manage intense feelings and improve relationships.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process, and Janice works collaboratively with clients to determine what fits best given their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors interventions over time so therapy stays relevant and actionable.

Online therapy with Janice is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for varied schedules and life circumstances. These remote options make it easier to access licensed professionals from different locations, maintain continuity of care, and choose the format that feels most comfortable for each person.