Marriage & Family Therapy · Irvine, CA

Active therapy.
Real change.

Active, evidence-based work for anxiety, depression, stress, habits, and couples — including high-conflict dynamics. Not just talking in circles.

On therapy
"You may already know what's not working. What if you see the pattern, but feel stuck changing it?"
Janie Hart
LMFT · Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Janie Hart, LMFT
Janie Hart, LMFT
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist · Irvine, CA
Level 3 TEAM-CBT DBT EMDR EFT Couples OCD · ERP · I-CBT Accepting New Clients

The insight is just the start.
The work is what comes after.

Most therapy stalls because it mistakes talking about a problem for solving it. The work here is different: structured, evidence-based, and oriented toward the specific change you're trying to make.

That means understanding your story and the patterns driving it — not to analyze them indefinitely, but to change them. You'll leave sessions with skills, not just insight.

Janie works with individuals and couples who are ready to put in the effort. Clients who see the best results understand that change takes work — confronting truths, sitting with discomfort, and doing the homework.


Anxiety & Overthinking

Anxious patterns, stress and avoidance, worry you can't turn off, social anxiety, panic, and the exhausting loop of overthinking. Building the concrete skills to interrupt the cycle — not just manage it — so anxiety stops running the show.

Depression & Low Mood

Persistent low mood, loss of motivation, and the flatness that makes even small tasks feel impossible. Whether it's situational depression, chronic low mood, or burnout, getting underneath what's driving it — and building a clear path forward.

Couples & Relationships

Whether you're in open conflict or quietly drifting — high-conflict dynamics, disconnection, distance, broken trust, or simply feeling like roommates. Creating space for both partners to be heard and rekindle connection.

Habits & Addictions

Patterns you understand but can't seem to break — substance use, alcohol, pornography, screens, food, avoidance, and other compulsive behaviors. Identifying what's driving the habit at every level, and changing it there.

Stress & Life Transitions

Work pressure, career stress, relationship strain, divorce, grief, parenting challenges, and major life changes. Building emotional regulation and clarity when the load gets heavy and the path forward isn't obvious.

OCD Treatment

Intrusive thoughts and compulsive patterns that interfere with daily life. Specialized treatment using Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Inference-Based CBT (I-CBT) — two evidence-based approaches specifically designed for OCD.

TEAM
TEAM-CBT

A structured, outcome-measured form of cognitive behavioral therapy. Tracks progress every session.

DBT
Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness — four pillars for managing intense emotions.

EFT
Emotionally Focused Therapy

The gold standard for couples work. Addresses the attachment patterns driving conflict, disconnection, affairs, and broken trust — and rebuilds secure bonds.

EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitization

Evidence-based trauma processing. Effective for PTSD, trauma history, and stuck emotional patterns.

ERP
ERP & Inference-Based CBT

Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and I-CBT — the two leading evidence-based treatments specifically designed for OCD and intrusive thoughts.

Janie is a Level 3 TEAM-CBT certified clinician practicing with the Feeling Good Institute in Irvine, CA. In-person sessions available at 6 Venture, Irvine · Telehealth available throughout California.

Easy to talk to.
Serious about the work.

Janie Hart is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing with the Feeling Good Institute in Irvine, California. She works with individuals and couples in person across Orange County and via telehealth throughout California.

Her clinical focus is on change that sticks — understanding the patterns, relationships, and drivers underneath a problem, then addressing them directly. She works with clients who are ready to do something different, not just talk about it.

Janie is a Level 3 TEAM-CBT certified clinician, a member of the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT), and a member of the Orange County Chapter of CEFT (OCCEFT). As a certified nutritionist, she brings an understanding of how diet and lifestyle intersect with mental health into her clinical work. She offers sessions weekdays and some evenings at a comfortable in-person office in Irvine.

LMFT · CA #157646 Level 3 TEAM-CBT ICEEFT Member OCCEFT Member DBT Trained EMDR Trained EFT Couples ERP & I-CBT Certified Nutritionist
Janie Hart, LMFT — Marriage and Family Therapist in Irvine, CA

Ready to do
something different?

Start with a free 15-minute consultation. No pressure — just a conversation to see if this is the right fit.

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