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Renee Lewis

Experienced LMFT focused on practical change

LMFT California

Experience
42 years in practice
Focus areas
Relationship, Trauma and abuse, Depression
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Languages
English

About Renee

Renee Lewis brings more than four decades of clinical work to her practice as a California-licensed LMFT. Her career has focused on relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, and mood challenges such as depression, and she also addresses attention and concentration difficulties often associated with ADHD.

Background and approach

Renee emphasizes respectful, sensitive care and adapts conversations and treatment plans to fit each person’s specific needs. Her approach centers on practical strategies that help clients manage stress, anxiety, grief, sleep troubles, and the emotional fallout from life changes like divorce or workplace difficulties.

She also works with issues related to communication, infidelity, post-traumatic stress, and women’s concerns, aiming to restore balance and improve daily functioning. Renee takes a compassionate stance toward parenting struggles, career pressures, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue.

Clients who prefer an evidence-informed method will find Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) included in her toolkit, used to identify patterns and develop workable skills. She acknowledges that beginning therapy requires courage and supports people through that initial step, offering a tailored path forward that aligns with each individual’s goals and circumstances.

CBT-informed Online Care and Practical Strategies

Renee uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as a primary framework, helping people notice unhelpful thoughts and build skills to change behaviors that contribute to anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties, and stress. CBT emphasizes clear goals, practical exercises, and step-by-step skills that can be applied between sessions to produce measurable change.

Her practice also emphasizes adaptable, person-centered work that tailors interventions to the client’s priorities and life context. She collaborates with clients to identify what feels most helpful and adjusts techniques and pacing based on individual needs and goals rather than applying a single formula.

Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, online therapy with her provides flexibility for different schedules and communication preferences. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care when travel, work, or family life make in-person visits difficult, and they allow clients to access therapeutic support in ways that fit their daily routines.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
Her practice covers relationship problems, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD-related focus issues, anxiety, stress, grief, sleep problems, parenting and workplace challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She works with respectful, sensitive, and compassionate interactions and tailors dialogue and treatment plans to meet each client’s specific needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Renee has 42 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and interpersonal concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist with the credential CA LMFT 18434 and practices in California.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
Clients can meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to availability.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in starting therapy with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTFamily conflictsGriefSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Communication problemsDivorce and separationInfidelityPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Women's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Experience

42+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English