Janis Norton, LCSW

Janis Norton has been practicing psychotherapy since receiving her Master's degree in Social Work from The Ohio State University in 1978. Her interest in the family and how families influence the course of the human life grew out of her early work with alcoholism. Even as a beginning therapist, it was easy for her to see that this system called "the family" had a profound impact on the course and outcomes of problems like addiction. A relocation to Northern Virginia in 1982 brought her an opportunity to more fully develop her interest in the family through study at the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family in Georgetown.

After moving to the Shenandoah Valley in 1987, she continued her involvement in the Postgraduate Program at the Bowen Center and she maintained ongoing contact at Bowen seminars and conferences. Over the years, several areas have emerged as special interests; attention problems, such as ADD/ADHD, chronic illness either physical or emotional, depression and anxiety-related problems, and problems in family relationships have been the focus of her practice. More recently, her interest in the brain and how brain functioning influences the individual and family (and vice versa!) led to her training in neurofeedback. Neurofeedback, in combination with Bowen theory, brings alive the notion of an integrated system of mind, body, and family. Currently, her neurofeedback practice includes many with attention and learning problems as well as those using neurofeedback to get better management of mood and anxiety problems.