About Renee

Renee Giegel is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia with 27 years of experience. She focuses on practical problems like depression, sleep trouble, addictions, low self-esteem, and ADHD. Renee aims to make the first step easier for people who feel stuck or overwhelmed.

She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about hard things. Conversations emphasize clear goals and real-life changes rather than jargon. Sessions often focus on improving day-to-day routines, coping skills, and motivation.

Background and approach

Renee combines approaches from attachment work, client-centered listening, and cognitive behavioral techniques. That mix supports people who want to understand their patterns and try new ways of coping. Mindfulness and existential ideas are also used to help people find meaning and stay present.

Her style tends to be straightforward and empathetic. She helps clients set manageable steps and track progress over time. Practical tools for sleep, stress, and behavioral change are part of the work.

Renee has spent decades helping people navigate grief, relationship problems, parenting stress, career transitions, and trauma recovery. She supports those dealing with chronic illness, caregiver strain, body image, and other overlapping concerns. Her aim is to help people build skills that fit their daily lives.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how past connections shape current relationships. In online sessions this approach helps people notice patterns in closeness, trust, and communication and practice different responses in real life.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and understanding. The therapist follows the client's pace, reflecting feelings and helping people feel heard while they identify practical next steps for change.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replaces them with safer, more useful habits. It is often used for sleep problems, anxiety, depression, and managing impulses by teaching concrete strategies and small, testable changes.

Choosing the right approach happens together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked in the past. That collaborative process helps pick methods that fit the client's needs and daily life.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full conversations and exercises that need visual cues. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is low. Live chat and messaging make brief check-ins and step-by-step coaching easier to fit into a busy day. These formats let people keep continuity of care across work, travel, or home responsibilities.

Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with a wide range of concerns including depression, addictions, sleep problems, low self-esteem, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, ADHD, and career transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is warm and practical, using client-centered listening, attachment concepts, and cognitive behavioral strategies to set goals and build everyday skills.
How long has she practiced?
She has 27 years of professional experience working with people on issues from trauma recovery to coping with life changes.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Virginia and practices with that credential.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not work with international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so clients can choose what fits their schedule.
How are costs and getting started handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
27 years
Licensed
Virginia
Languages
English

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