Janet Browner, LCSW, PsyA

I’m a psychotherapist and psychoanalyst with over 25 years of experience helping people work through complex emotional challenges with care, depth, and clinical rigor. My style is warm and non-judgmental, always attuned to the unique needs and experiences each person brings.

I earned my MSW from the University of Michigan and completed post-graduate training in psychoanalysis at the NJ Institute for Training in Psychoanalysis. My clinical work began in a domestic violence shelter, providing counseling and crisis intervention for women. After graduate school, I spent several years in non-profit counseling agencies offering psychotherapy to adults, adolescents, children, couples, and families.

I served as Director of an Intensive Outpatient Substance Abuse Program for pregnant and postpartum women and their children, and later led an Employee Assistance Program supporting employees and their families across a range of personal and workplace concerns. I also held the role of Director of Programs and Services for the National MS Society in Northern New Jersey—positions that deepened my understanding of how emotional life intersects with caregiving, chronic illness, substance abuse, and the ongoing demands of everyday life.

For the past two decades, I’ve worked in private practice, providing psychotherapy to adults, teens, and couples. I approach therapy as a collaborative relationship—one that makes room for open reflection, emotional depth, and meaningful change.