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Janis M Paonessa
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
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6214 Washington Ave, C-1, Racine, WI 53406
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I am a Marriage and Family therapist who believes in the sanctity of a life well lived and lived well. With each new stage in life comes expectations, challenges, opportunity for learning and a variety of emotions. I can help you work through negative and self-defeating thoughts, disappointments and stubborn life questions through changing thoughts that are unhelpful and are not life-affirming to those that help you to learn, to grow, to feel happy. I work with individuals, children, families and couples to meet you where you are in your life.
My commitment is to guide others in acquiring the skills necessary to live effective, meaningful lives, to benefit both themselves and others. We often can not change our circumstances but we can learn to change our attitude and thoughts about the situation. I specialize in teaching parenting, child abuse prevention and communications skills.
I bring empathy, compassion and practical wisdom to the counseling session. I do not make assumptions about who you are as a person, what has occurred in your life or how you have dealt with it thus far. I filter life through an Holistic-Spiritual Christian perspective.
Call or Email Janis M Paonessa now for a free 15 minute consultation - (262) 456-3712
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $100
- Couple Sessions $100
- Pay by Cash, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, Visa
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem | Elevance
- Beacon Health Options | Carelon
- BHS | Behavioral Health Systems
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- New Directions | Lucet
- Optum
- UMR
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
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Janis M Paonessa
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Wisconsin / 1003-124 Janis M Paonessa
- In Practice for 30 Years
- Certificate from American Association of Christian Counselors 2015
- Certificate from American Association of Marriage and Family 156463 / 2015
- Attended California Family Study Center, AKA Phillips Gradu, Graduated 1989
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Relationship Issues
- Marital and Premarital
- Parenting
Expertise
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Self Esteem
- Spirituality
Client Focus
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Religion
Christian
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Religion
Christian
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Christian Counseling
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Eclectic
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Play Therapy
- Relational
- Sandplay
- Trauma Focused
Location
Primary Location
Nulife Therapy Services, LLC
6214 Washington Ave
C-1
Racine, WI 53406
(262) 456-3712Email me
Nearby Areas
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Janis M Paonessa
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT