Dr. Janina Botsford
Psychotherapeutin
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With a Croatian and American background, I’ve always lived between cultures – an experience that shaped my interest in human connection and the emotional patterns we carry across borders, families, and identities.
Today, I work with individuals and families from diverse backgrounds, including many expats navigating the complexities of life abroad.
I first specialized in supporting women between the ages of 20 and 50 — often those struggling with emotional dysregulation, blocked anger, loneliness, or the vague but persistent sense that something isn’t quite right. Over time, my practice expanded to include children, adolescents, and parents, and now welcomes people from all walks of life.
What connects all of them is the same thing that connects us all: the importance of relationships. I work from a deeply relational perspective — grounded in the belief that our relationships form the ecosystems we live in, shaping how we think, feel, and relate to ourselves and others. Whether it's our families, our inner emotional parts, or the cultures we move through, therapy offers a space to understand and transform these relational dynamics.
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My work combines structured, practical tools with a deep understanding of the emotional and relational layers that shape our experience. Over time, I’ve expanded my original CBT training to include a more integrative and embodied approach.
Key elements of how I work:
• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Offers clear structure, practical exercises, and goal-oriented support. • Systemic Perspective: We explore how your relationships — past and present — influence your emotions, behaviors, and self-image. • Parts Work: Many of our struggles come from inner conflicts. Working with different "parts" (like inner critics, protectors, or wounded parts) can bring clarity, healing, and integration. • Relational Focus: Our relationships are our ecosystems. Healing often begins in how we relate — to others and to ourselves. • Body Psychotherapy: Emotions are not just thoughts — they are embodied experiences. Somatic awareness helps reconnect with what words alone can't reach.
Culturally Sensitive: With a Croatian-American background, I bring awareness to cultural identity, migration, and the expat experience.
Whether you're navigating emotional overwhelm, relationship challenges, parenting stress, or just a feeling of being stuck — we work together to create space for change, clarity, and connection.
