Janelle Esposito, LPC, EMDR

Janelle serves as a LPC on the Avenues Staff.  She received her Master of Arts in Counseling from Covenant Theological Seminary and a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing from Christopher Newport University. Janelle is a trained EMDR therapist. Janelle is neurodivergent-affirming and loves to work with individuals who have been traumatized because of having brains wired differently than the expectations of society standards. Janelle specializes in working to normalize, validate, and increase self-esteem and sense of agency for clients who have ADHD or are on the autism spectrum.

Janelle has worked in community-based therapeutic services, school therapy, with adults in private practice, and crisis intervention. From these diverse experiences, Janelle brings to the table a broad experience, working with people of different ages and backgrounds. Janelle is attachment-based and believes in the power of expression: Janelle brings in tools from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Somatic therapies to help people cope with the most difficult emotions life brings up– so individuals may have a variety of tools in their toolbox to increase their confidence in their ability to cope.

Specialties and demographics:

I treat adult individuals with a holistic focus on the following issues:
Anxiety and Depression
Relational Conflict
Adjustment and transition
Self-Esteem
Work and Career Issues