Janell Burley Hofmann, BA, MA, MS
Mental Health Counselor

Location:   Mansfield and Telehealth

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Biography

Janell Burley Hofmann, BA, MA, MS is a post-master’s mental health counselor, author, international speaker and consultant. She brings over 15 years of experience working with adolescents, families, schools and communities at the intersection of mental health, interpersonal relationships and collective needs. In her clinical work, Janell specializes in couples therapy, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), suicidality, family systems, life transitions and identity development. Her approach is eclectic, strengths-based and relational, drawing on multiple therapeutic modalities to meet each client’s unique needs. She emphasizes positive connection, resilience, and growth and is known for her ability to create trust and safety while both nurturing and challenging clients, helping them access their own insight, strengths and capacity for change. Janell is also trained in EFCT as a foundation for her work with couples. As the author of iRules: What Every Tech-Healthy Family Needs to Know About Selfies, Sexting, Gaming, and Growing Up (Rodale, Inc.), Janell contributes to the global conversation about youth, families and technology. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Good Morning America, NPR, and BBC News, and she has spoken internationally on well-being, connection and modern family life. Janell holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, a Master of Arts in Critical and Creative Thinking and a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She has lived on Cape Cod for over 20 years, where she and her husband have raised their five children. I draw on multiple therapeutic modalities to meet each client’s unique needs. My approach is eclectic, strengths-based and relational. I emphasize positive connection, resilience and growth to create trust and safety while both nurturing and challenging my clients. Together, we build one's insight, strengths and capacity for change.
Janell Burley Hofmann, BA, MA, MS

Areas of Specialty

I am trained in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) and work with partner and group/family relational dynamics. I also specialize in anxiety disorders, OCD, suicidality, life transitions and identity development.


I work across the lifespan with adolescents, individuals, couples and families.

Approaches To Therapy

Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)

Family/Couples EFCT

Interpersonal

Narrative

Relational

Strength-Based

Experience and Education

Advanced Degrees: 

  • Bachelor of Arts: Communication Studies, Minor Gender Studies
  • Master of Arts: Critical and Creative Thinking
  • Master of Science: Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Trainings: 

  • EFCT PESI Training for Clinical Couples Work
  • 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline SAMHSA Certified: 4-Part Course, Assessing Crisis, Suicide & Imminent Risk
  • SMART (Stress Management and Resiliency) Training: University of Texas at Austin
  • SBIRT Core Training Certified: Screening, Brief Interventions And Referral to Treatment
  • 988 Monthly Topical Trainings: BIPOC Mental Health, Eating Disorders & Suicide Risk, etc
  • Graduate Thesis: Wanting It All: Designing and Developing a Sustainable Life of Meaning and Purpose Through Reflective Practice, Published Scholarworks, 2019
  • Girls Leadership Institute Curriculum Training, Simmons College,Boston, MA
  • Life is Good Playmaker Trauma Informed Facilitation Training,Boston, MA
  • Planned Parenthood Sex Educator Certification, Boston, MA