Therapist profile
Renée Thompson, LCSW
Florida
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Anger and Relationships
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- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, Florida / SW9407
- NPI1649409798
- Experience21 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationFlorida
About
- CBT methods
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness practice
About Renée
Renée Thompson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with 21 years of counseling experience. She helps people handle stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, relationship and family issues, anger, depression, ADHD, and related concerns. Renée frames therapy around strengths and resilience and encourages practical change over time.
Her style is direct and pragmatic. Sessions focus on identifying what is causing strain and learning specific ways to respond differently. She draws on approaches that include client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior skills, emotion-focused methods, and mindfulness to help people notice patterns and try new responses.
Renée emphasizes building self-awareness and practicing new habits day to day. She aims to help clients let go of recurring unhelpful thoughts, consider different perspectives, and develop coping tools that fit their life. Practical skills and short-term progress are part of her stated goals.
Her background includes a long history in grief work and hospice settings, and she has experience supporting people facing loss, serious illness, caregiving stress, and end-of-life concerns. She co-founded a local chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and has experience with loss to suicide.
Renée earned her master’s degree with magna cum laude honors and has been a Florida LCSW since 2009. She has worked with a wide range of adults and has experience with students, hospice patients, and people navigating major life changes. She asks clients to complete an initial matching questionnaire and schedule a first session to begin.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Renée commonly uses client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) in her practice. Client-centered work focuses on listening and helping people make their own decisions about change, useful for sorting through relationship or parenting conflicts. CBT helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with more helpful behaviors, which is often practical for anxiety, anger, and mood concerns. DBT teaches concrete skills for regulating emotion, handling distress, and improving communication, useful when frustration or intense reactions interfere with daily life.Deciding which approach fits best is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to map goals, try different strategies, and adjust methods based on what helps. Clients and the therapist choose techniques together so sessions focus on manageable steps and real-life practice.
The original biography did not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, reduce travel time, or allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. They also let people practice skills in the contexts where problems occur, such as at home or between appointments, while the therapist and client work on clear, practical tools.
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Experience
21+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting and relationship issues, anger, depression, ADHD, and many related concerns including caregiving stress and chronic illness.
How would she describe her therapeutic approach?
Her approach is practical and strengths-based, using client-centered work together with CBT, DBT, EFT, and mindfulness techniques to build skills and awareness.
How much experience does she have?
She has 21 years of counseling experience and 10 years working with hospice and palliative care patients and families.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to begin.
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