Dr. Janet K. Look is a licensed psychologist. As a licensed psychologist, Dr. Look has achieved the training, experience and examination requirements to practice psychology as set forth by the State of Washington. Her license (#1653) was issued in 1993. She is a member of the American and Washington State Psychological associations. Dr. Janet has presented continuing education training for the Washington State Psychological Association. She has served as an area representative and as a board member of the Washington State Association of School Psychologists. Dr. Look is listed in Who's Who of American Women, 27th ed. and Who's Who in Science and Engineering 10th Anniversary ed.
Dr. Look received her doctorate from Rutgers the State University of New Jersey in 1976. Additional training was completed at Southern Connecticut State University. She completed her post-doctoral training in the Winchester Public Schools, Winsted, Connecticut.
Dr. Look has worked in test development at the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, New Jersey and taught at the University of Connecticut. She has worked for the Seattle Public School District and in private practice. Dr. Janet has appeared as an expert witness in legal proceedings.
Dr. Look was appointed to the Washington State Examining Board of Psychology for a five year term by Gov. Christine Gregoire in 2010. She was appointed for a second term by Gov. Jay Inslee in 2015. Dr. Look was named Distinguished Psychologist 2021 by the Washington State Psychological Association. She continues to see patients at her Laurelhurst practice.
Dr. Look has written for newspapers, television and the Internet. She has appeared on the NBC Today Show and written for The New York Times and MSNBC.com. She was interviewed live on NWCN (NorthWest Cable News) regarding sexting and teens on January 29th, 2010.
Excerpts from some of her newspaper articles:
The New York Times, October 26, 1980
"Why have I chosen to write about this? Because of Freud's emphasis on early parent-child relationships as determining factors in the formation of adult personality. Much has been written about the 'stage mother' and, of late, about the 'tennis mother' but the Halloween mother has yet to be revealed."
The New York Times, June 12, 1983
"As we watch our children grow, they go through a series of important stages as they constantly redefine their identities. Important in this process of definition of the self, of learning who they are, is being able to move away from their families and learn to exist on their own."
The New York Times, March 18, 1984
"When I was growing up, my mother told me when I was misbehaving that 'One day you will have children just like you.'"
"As I go through the entrance to middle age, I should remember those aspects of my mother that kept her alive in my memory until this very day - her ability to love, to be perceptive and to share. People have frequently said youth is wasted on the young; perhaps, we should also say middle age is wasted on adults."
"What I have learned from life has helped me to refine my thinking and be more sensitive to others."
"People remain part of us for longer than we might expect,... My children say to me 'Mom, we are the children your mother told you to expect.' Just as my mother remains a part of me, I wonder what part of me their children will see in them."
The Litchfield County Times, December 28, 1984
"And if anything makes a difference in our ability to master life beyond our own limited attempts, it is the abundance of love, creativity and wonder that we gain from friends, who share their very selves with us for our mutual enrichment."
The Litchfield County Times, December 28, 1984
"As I lift my glass to toast the old year which has passed and the new one about to begin, what seems to matter most of all are my friends. 'Old Acquaintances' are not forgotten; they always come to mind."
The Litchfield County Times, June 7, 1985
"Many of the lessons which I learned in high school have stayed with me. The most important one being a desire to learn."
The Litchfield County Times, November 29, 1985
"Trying to get Christmas 'together' is more of a vexation than trying to untangle the Christmas tree lights."
"Just as Christmas is over I begin to feel I have it under control. As a reaction to this happening, I pretend I am getting ready early for Christmas next year."
The Litchfield County Times, February 14th, 1986
"I went into a store today where they were selling valentines in packages of eight or 20. I wondered who would need that many valentines. Was it for a person who was considering a mass mailing of valentines to guarantee against emotional assault on that day when we are so prone to feel loss if we have no one to love?"
The Litchfield County Times, September 12, 1986
"It will be interesting to be a transpetual personality and to see my cat side emerge after having known the dogged aspects of myself. I wonder what kind of purrson I will be."
The Litchfield County Times, January 30, 1987
"The greatest virtue of our humanity lies in the fact that we can examine ourselves and find a basis for growth."
The Hartford Courant, April 3, 1987
"With the changing of the seasons we expect to be happy, but sometimes we are not.... Each season summons up a new type of courage. With winter we are required to look into ourselves."
"The changing of the seasons is harder than we believe. It comes with such apparent suddenness that our psychological selves need time to catch up with our physical beings."
"In some way the cycle of the seasons gives me a backdrop for my own desire for growth. Soon I will let go of winter and go forward to spring. If the flowers have the strength to break ground, so will I."
The Hartford Courant, October 11, 1990
"A lot of the security of childhood has been taken away by the chaotic times in which we live.... Is the violence that children witness on television news shows another blow to their already fragile worlds?"
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