Renee DeVuyst
Compassionate, practical counseling for real-life change
LMHC New York
- Experience
- 18 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Renee
Renee DeVuyst is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 18 years of clinical experience who blends client-centered values with practical therapeutic strategies. She emphasizes empathy, genuineness, and unconditional positive regard while incorporating cognitive behavioral techniques when helpful to identify patterns of thought and support change.
Background and approach
Her work often includes motivational interviewing and strength-focused interventions to encourage commitment to personal goals and to build resilience. Renee has supported people through a wide range of concerns, including grief and loss, anxiety and stress, trauma, domestic violence, and substance use issues.
She has also provided treatment for individuals who have engaged in sexually harmful behaviors and for those who have perpetrated domestic violence. Her practice extends to challenges such as relationship and intimacy problems, addiction and process addictions, mood and coping difficulties, caregiver stress, and life transitions.
Comfortable across phone, video, chat, and text formats, Renee aims to be actively engaged and direct when needed, balancing validation with thoughtful challenge to promote self-awareness and purposeful change. She practices in New York and provides services in English under NY LMHC 000640-01.
Practical Approaches for Online Healing and Growth
Renee commonly integrates cognitive behavioral techniques and a client-centered stance in online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy involves identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and learning practical strategies to shift them, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many habit-related concerns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, genuineness, and unconditional positive regard, creating a collaborative environment where clients' perspectives are honored and explored to foster insight and self-directed growth.Choosing the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Renee works with each person to assess needs, goals, and personal preferences, then tailors methods from CBT, motivational interviewing, or solution-focused work as appropriate. This helps ensure treatment feels relevant and manageable while clients retain an active role in shaping the work.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing people to access care from wherever they are. These formats can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and reinforce progress between meetings through messaging and brief check-ins. Licensed professionals can adapt these options to support steady, goal-oriented work.
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Experience
18+ years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English