- Strengths focused
- Practical tools
- Grief and loss
About Renée
Renée Thompson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Florida who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, and self-esteem struggles. She also supports people facing depression, relationship and family concerns, intimacy-related issues, sleep and eating problems, anger, career stress, and ADHD. Renée emphasizes practical steps people can try right away to feel better.
Renée draws on more than 21 years of counseling experience. She centers each session on the person's strengths and resilience. She treats the person in the room as the expert on their life and offers observations, encouragement, and possible strategies for change.
Her approach blends client-centered work with evidence-informed techniques from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior therapies, along with emotionally-focused and mindfulness practices. Sessions often include learning new coping skills, trying small behavior changes, and practicing ways to shift thoughts that get in the way of feeling better.
Renée has a long history supporting people through loss and serious illness, including hospice and palliative care work and grief after suicide. She helped found a local chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and brings that experience to conversations about grief and coping.
People can expect an open-minded, nonjudgmental tone and straightforward guidance. Renée aims to help people find meaning, purpose, and better daily functioning while working toward clear, attainable goals.
How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, acceptance, and helping people find their own answers. It helps when someone needs space to talk and to feel heard while deciding what changes to try. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful thoughts and build different behaviors, useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating distress. It can be helpful for strong mood swings, anger, and relationship conflicts. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try. That collaborative process can evolve as needs change. Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time so appointments are simpler to keep. Talk with the therapist about what will fit best into your daily routine.Areas of expertise
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Experience
21+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Renée help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting, self-esteem, depression, relationship and family concerns, intimacy-related issues, sleep and eating concerns, anger, career stress, ADHD, and related challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and practical. She focuses on strengths, offers encouragement, and suggests specific coping skills to try between sessions.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 21 years of counseling experience and over a decade working with hospice and palliative care patients and families. She also has extensive experience in grief and loss work.
What credentials and location does she hold?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida and practices with that credential.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.