Janel Morey-Sassano LCSW

(She/Her)

Perinatal mental health specialist providing trauma-informed telehealh counseling for adult women. Licensed in Illinois and New Jersey.

Psychotherapist in O'Fallon, IL

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Free 15-minute call, no obligation.

Services

  • Individual
  • Group

About My Clients

My clients are stressed out women and moms. I am passionate about teaching moms to care for themselves and to put their mental health first through mindfulness skills and self compassion. I provide telehealth counseling to adult women and moms age 18 and above who struggle with: postpartum depression and anxiety, infertility struggles, birth trauma, complex developmental trauma, family systems trauma.

My Background and Approach

I combine EMDR, Internal Family Systems, Mindfulness Based, Integrative Approach, Strengths Based modalities. I hold a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Master's Degree in Social Work-Rutgers the State University of New Jersey, advanced training in PMADs from Karen Kleiman at the Postpartum Stress Center and Postpartum Support International. I hold EMDR Certification from EMDRIA International. I am licensed in New Jersey to provide supervision to clinicians seeking advanced clinical licensure. Additionally, I also conduct numerous groups and workshops, public speaking events on the topic of perinatal mental health and women's trauma and loss.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I believe in a trauma-informed, person-in-environment approach. All behavior is adaptive and mental health symptoms are a product of your social environment, family systems, institutional systems and cultural context.

Techniques I Use

Specialties

Attachment Theory Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Internal Family Systems

Other Techniques

  • Attachment Theory
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Family Systems
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

Issues I Treat

Specialties

Infertility Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Pregnancy and Postpartum

Other Issues

  • Adoption Issues
  • Attachment
  • Burnout
  • Career Counseling
  • Codependency
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Family Conflict
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • Infertility
  • Sexual Abuse or Assault
  • Systemic Oppression Therapy
  • Women's Issues

Qualifications

License
LCSW, State of Illinois · #149.023503
Supervision
Provides supervision to apprentice therapists · currently accepting supervisees
Years in practice
13 years

Insurance Plans Accepted

  • Out of Network

I offer online counseling in the following states:

Hours & Availability

Telehealth
Available

Location

Primary Location

O'Fallon, IL 62269
Open in Google Maps ↗ · GPS: 38.5900004°, -89.9066314°

At A Glance

  • Experience: 13 years of practice
  • Rate: $135 - 150/session

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