About Renee
Renee LaVigne is a licensed social worker with 25 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and ADHD. She works directly with individuals who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move forward. Her approach aims to create practical steps and steady support so clients feel less alone while they make changes.
She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and client-centered care to fit each person's needs.
Background and approach
That means she helps clients notice unhelpful thoughts, choose values-based actions, and build clear problem-solving plans. Sessions focus on small, doable changes rather than complicated theory. Renee draws on mindfulness and motivational interviewing to help people increase awareness and stay motivated.
She also supports those dealing with relationship strain, intimacy concerns, parenting stress, career decisions, and addictions. Her aim is to help clients improve communication, set boundaries, and regain a sense of control. People who work with her can expect an emphasis on practical tools and steady encouragement.
She prefers to begin work through video or phone to establish rapport, then use messaging for follow-ups as needed. Her style is warm and goal-oriented, and she helps clients break down big problems into manageable steps. Renee practices in Michigan and holds the credential Licensed Master Social Worker, LMSW.
She speaks English and has experience across mood, coping, and relationship concerns, including attention-deficit issues like ADHD. If someone is ready to try therapy, she supports them in making a plan and moving forward.
Therapeutic approaches applied to online care
Two of her core approaches are Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values; it often helps with anxiety, depression, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking patterns and behavior, which can reduce symptoms and improve daily routines.She also uses client-centered methods that concentrate on listening and responding to each person's needs. This means she will work collaboratively with the client to decide which approach or combination fits best based on goals, preferences, and how someone responds in early sessions. Finding the right method is part of the work together rather than a one-size-fits-all promise.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people maintain face-to-face interaction when helpful. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Text and chat are useful for brief updates, homework, or between-session support. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and busy schedules while keeping focus on practical tools and steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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