Janet Lengsfelder, LMFT

Janet Lengsfelder began her professional life as a nurse, working in a variety of healthcare settings and supporting people through recovery. Over time she recognized that lasting healing often comes when individuals are surrounded by a knowledgeable support team that helps them do the ongoing work of recovery, and this insight led her to expand her training to address emotional and relational needs as well as physical ones.

She completed a graduate degree and a three-year training in Gestalt therapy, building skills to offer deeper emotional first aid. She is an LMFT - a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - and integrates her clinical background and relational focus into therapy. With 25 years of experience, she brings a blend of clinical knowledge and practical wisdom to her work.

As a fellow traveler on life's journey, she helps people identify recurring life themes and strengthen their sense of self. Her approach aims to provide steadiness - it may not remove anxiety or difficult moments entirely, but it often shifts perceptions so that intense panic and a sense of catastrophe become more manageable feelings of disappointment, pain, or sadness. She encourages clients to take risks toward a fuller life, to learn from challenges, and to make space for genuine joy. She considers it an honor to witness each person's process.