Renee Shacochis, MD, LCSW-C - Therapist in Maryland

About Renee

Renee Shacochis is a licensed clinical social worker who supports parents and families navigating stress, parenting struggles, grief, and relationship challenges. She greets people with a calm, respectful stance and focuses on building a working connection first, so families feel heard and safer to try new ways of relating. Renee holds an MD and is licensed in Maryland as an LCSW-C.

Renee uses clear, practical conversations to help people manage anxiety, depression, anger, and life transitions.

Background and approach

She listens for strengths already present in a family and helps turn those into small, doable steps. Sessions often focus on real-life problems like communication, coping with change, and day-to-day parenting decisions. Her training includes client-centered approaches, meaning the person or family sets goals and pace.

She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and dialectical behavior therapy skills to manage strong emotions. Mindfulness and narrative work are used to build awareness and make sense of personal stories. Over the last 10 years she has provided individual, family, and group therapy to adults, families, and children from varied backgrounds.

She adapts techniques to what each person needs rather than following a single method. Renee offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. The first steps are filling a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits the caregiver or family.

How her approaches translate to online family care

Client-centered therapy puts the family's goals first and guides the pace of work; the therapist asks questions, listens closely, and helps families choose practical next steps that fit their everyday lives. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches simple strategies to change patterns that cause stress and worry. Dialectical behavior therapy offers emotion regulation and interpersonal skills that are useful when parenting feels overwhelming or when family members are struggling with strong feelings.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss options and try methods that match the family's needs and preferences. Over time the plan is adjusted based on what helps most and what feels manageable for parents and children.

Online sessions - whether by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging - make it easier to fit therapy into busy family routines. Video allows face-to-face conversation when that helps, while phone and messaging offer discreet, immediate support between appointments. These formats can reduce travel time and let caregivers use short windows of availability to work on parenting, coping skills, and communication.

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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address for families?

Renee works with stress, anxiety, parenting struggles, relationship problems, depression, grief, anger, career changes, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related challenges.

What is her therapy style like?

Her approach is client-centered and strengths based, with practical conversations and goal-setting guided by each person or family's needs.

What training and experience does she have?

She has 10 years of professional experience and provides individual, family, and group therapy to diverse clients.

What credentials and where does she practice?

Renee holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Maryland, listed as LCSW-C 17019.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexible scheduling.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Parenting issues

Also works with

ADHD
Anger management
Career difficulties
Compassion fatigue
Coping with life changes
Depression
Family conflicts
Grief
Self esteem

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 10 years
Licensed: Maryland
Languages: English

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