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Online therapist

Renee DeVuyst

Collaborative, practical, person-centered care

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Credentials
LMHC
Experience
18 years
Licensed in
New York
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Renee

Renee DeVuyst is a licensed mental health counselor with 18 years of experience. She centers her work on a person-centered, client-focused approach that emphasizes empathy and genuine connection. Renee listens closely, validates feelings, and asks questions that help people see patterns and options.

She uses practical strategies when needed to reduce symptoms and support everyday coping. Renee helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and substance-related concerns. She also addresses issues like self-esteem, intimacy concerns, sleep and eating problems, anger, and ADHD.

Background and approach

Her background includes work with survivors of abuse and those impacted by domestic violence and addiction. Her training includes a master’s degree in Counselor Education from SUNY Brockport and New York state licensure as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - NY LMHC 000640-01. Renee blends motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral techniques, and solution-focused steps into a flexible, integrative style.

She aims to balance support with gentle challenge to foster insight and change. Renee uses straightforward language and keeps sessions active rather than silent. She offers therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

Sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a person selects the Start Therapy button and completes a short matching questionnaire before scheduling. Renee works in English and practices from New York.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Renee draws mainly from person-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy. Person-centered work means she focuses on empathy, listening, and being genuine in sessions so people feel heard and understood; this helps when someone needs support, validation, and space to make decisions. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) offers practical tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, sleep or eating problems, and coping with stress.

She also uses motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons to change. That approach is collaborative and useful when someone feels stuck or ambivalent about making adjustments in their life. Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process; the therapist will work together with each person to choose approaches that match goals and preferences.

Online therapy lets people meet from home using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make scheduling easier and let conversations continue between sessions when needed. The formats increase flexibility for busy schedules and different comfort levels while keeping the focus on practical work and steady progress.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Existential Therapy

Takes the larger questions seriously: meaning, choice, mortality, responsibility. Suited to periods when the difficulty is less a symptom than a sense that something has to change.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Renee address?
She works with many concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, addictions, self-esteem, intimacy issues, sleep and eating problems, anger, and ADHD.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is person-centered and integrative, focusing on empathy and genuineness while using motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral techniques when helpful.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has practiced for 18 years and has experience working with people facing mental health and substance use challenges.
Where is Renee licensed and based?
She is based in New York and holds the New York Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential NY LMHC 000640-01.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How do costs and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
18 years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English

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