Renee customizes sessions by using cognitive behavioral therapies and psychodynamic-attachment based theories. She is patient, gentle and personable, and yet knows how to help you get off the couch! She has experience treating:

Depression & Anxiety
Adults from dysfunctional families
Couples facing infidelity
Transitions into marriage/career
Burnout prevention of helping professions,
    including ministry leaders
Managing major mental disorders

Before becoming a marriage and family therapist, Renee spent 9 years serving in urban ministry in Washington DC and downtown Los Angeles. She has clinical experience working in elementary schools, hospitals, outpatient clinics, and has worked in private practice since 2007.

In addition to individual and couples therapy, Renee also offers the following services:


Group Therapy:
Process Group for Marriage and Family Therapy Interns:
    exploring role of therapist, spiritual integration and surviving
    the years of practicum and internship (10 weeks)
Process Group for Ministry Staff: safe and confidential
    exploration of ourselves beyond our role in ministry (10 weeks)
Authentic Assertiveness in Relationship (6 weeks)


Workshops:
I Do, Now What?: Equipping newlyweds through the
    first 3 years of marriage
Authentic Assertiveness: Ask for what you want and
    get what you need
Renewing Resilience: Life beyond burnout, setbacks
    and job loss


Speaking Topics:
“There is no couch in here!” -
    MFT survival skills in an agency setting
“Rediscovering Spirituality” -
    Therapy as a tool in spiritual healing