About Renee
Renee DeVuyst is a licensed mental health counselor with 18 years of experience practicing in New York. She approaches therapy in a warm, person-centered way and focuses on building trust and clear communication. Renee helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, ADHD concerns, grief, trauma, and other life challenges.
Her work blends empathy with practical tools. Renee listens first to understand each person’s experience, then uses strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing to address patterns and plan change.
Background and approach
She also draws on solution-focused and existential ideas when helpful, so conversations stay grounded and goal-oriented. Renee often helps people who feel stuck by naming strengths and setting small, manageable goals. Sessions include talking through thoughts and behaviors, practicing new ways to cope, and checking progress over time.
She aims to be engaged and genuine rather than detached, offering validation and gentle challenges when needed. Her background includes a master’s degree in Counselor Education from SUNY Brockport and New York licensure as an LMHC. Over nearly two decades she has supported people with issues such as domestic violence, sexual abuse, process addictions, intimacy concerns, caregiver stress, and career transitions.
Renee offers flexible communication options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. She works collaboratively on goals and adjusts methods to match each person’s needs and preferences.
How Renee’s Approaches Work Online
Renee uses a person-centered foundation alongside cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing. Person-centered work focuses on listening closely and reflecting what matters to the person, which helps build trust and clarity. Cognitive behavioral work looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches straightforward skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful patterns. Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels unsure about change by strengthening motivation and identifying practical next steps. Figuring out the best approach is a team effort. Renee will talk about goals and preferences in early sessions and try different methods to see what fits. She adjusts the balance of listening, skill-building, and goal work based on what helps the person make steady progress. Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for full conversations and teaching skills with visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter setup is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, homework support, or when shorter, more frequent contact helps keep momentum. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and maintain consistent work toward goals.Questions people ask
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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