Adults | Trauma, Complex trauma, Substance use, Neurodiversity
You know you should probably talk to someone
You feel like you’re going nowhere. You feel trapped. You’re grasping at straws to find connection — with yourself, others or even with reality. The scary and upsetting events you’ve experienced weigh you down. You might find yourself asking:
- How do I let go?
- How do I move forward?
- Is It normal to not be connected to myself
You may feel like what you’ve been through is too heavy to share. You don’t want to burden friends or family. You may have turned to drugs, alcohol, self-sabotaging behaviors, or pushing people away as a way to escape and avoid. You’re tired of feeling like this. It’s confusing. It’s lonely.
You don’t know where to start, but you know you shouldn’t have to do this alone.
Meet Janice Mann, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS
Janice is a clinician who runs toward the hard things. One of her friends once described her as a smoke jumper—the person who jumps out of the helicopter during a wildfire to help put it out. That’s how she shows up in therapy: grounded, steady, and unafraid to be with you in the middle of the fire.
Janice works with adults navigating severe and complex trauma, substance use, neurodiversity, and dissociation. She believes that whatever we’re feeling lives in the body, and that the body can withstand it. Trauma is not a burden. How you feel is not a burden.
She wouldn’t ask you to go somewhere she hasn’t been willing to go herself. Janice has personally used EMDR in her own healing and growth. There was a time when she felt disconnected from her body, and through EMDR and skill-building, she learned to reconnect with herself and with natural resources like hiking. That lived experience informs how she partners with clients — honestly, respectfully, and without fear.
How Janice Defines Trauma
Trauma is things that happen to us and the things that didn’t happen to us. It’s what we endure. It’s what we lack.
Trauma can occur in childhood or adulthood. Whatever the experience, our survival instincts kick in. Those survival skills become integrated into who we are and shape how we connect with the world, ourselves, and others.
Partnering through EMDR
Janice uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to help alleviate distress associated with past trauma. Trauma can be all-encompassing, affecting how you think, feel, and function.
EMDR allows you to acknowledge what you’ve been through and live your life. You can think about and experience other things again.
Janice is also a committed skill builder. She wants you to have an “invisible suitcase” you can pull out at any time—filled with tools to identify and cope with trauma responses as they arise.
What therapy with Janice feels like
Working with Janice means you don’t have to minimize, explain away, or rush your healing. She will be there with you—steady and engaged.
After working together, clients often experience:
- Increased ability to cope with trauma responses
- Reduced stress and nervous system activation
- A growing connection with themselves
- Increased self-trust
- Feeling less on edge and more present
Janice believes that whatever we’re feeling can be held in the body—and that healing happens through safety, connection, and skill-building.
Education and credentials
Licensure
- Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor (LCMHCS) — NC License #S12849
- Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist (LCAS) — License #22672
- Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS) — Certification #21312
Education
- Master of Science in Clinical and Addictions Counseling
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC - Bachelor of Science in Sociology
University of Evansville, Evansville, IN
Dean’s List
Specialized Training
- EMDR trained with special populations, including psychosis, substance use, dissociative disorders, and complex trauma
- SEP Certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner
- Advanced training in EMDR intensives, Somatic Experiencing, ACT, CBT, DBT, and harm reduction approaches
Professional Experience
Janice brings extensive experience in outpatient therapy, crisis response, community mental health, ACTT team leadership, substance use treatment, and clinical supervision. She currently serves as both an outpatient therapist and clinical supervisor at LMV Counseling.