Works with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- ADHD
How Renee works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 42
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Renee
Renee Lewis is a California-licensed marriage and family therapist with over four decades of clinical experience. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical ways to manage strong emotions, improve relationships, and handle life changes. Renee emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every conversation.
Renee often helps people who are dealing with anger, stress, anxiety, or symptoms of depression. She also works with concerns around attention and focus, trauma and abuse, grief, and sleep problems.
Background and approach
Many seek her out for relationship struggles, communication problems, workplace stress, and the fallout from separation or infidelity. Her approach centers on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, using clear, goal-focused conversations and concrete tools. Sessions include skill practice, behavior experiments, and steps to change unhelpful thinking that keeps problems stuck.
Clients leave sessions with simple, actionable strategies to try between appointments. Renee adapts the conversation and plan to each person's needs. She talks through goals, teaches coping techniques, and helps clients track progress over time.
Her style is straightforward and caring, aimed at making therapy feel useful from the start. Starting work with her begins with a short intake and a discussion about what matters most to the client. From there she and the client build a plan together, adjusting the work as challenges shift and new priorities emerge.
What Renee works with
Everything Renee lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Renee's practice.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- ADHD
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Infidelity
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Renee lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
CBT-driven support available online
Renee uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT focuses on breaking down problems into manageable parts, teaching tools like thought records and behavioral experiments that are useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and stress.Finding the right way of working is a team effort. Renee will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan based on what helps most over time.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video lets you work face-to-face and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when being on camera is not needed. Live chat and messaging are helpful for quick check-ins, short reflections, or maintaining momentum between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Renee
What kinds of problems can Renee help with?
She works with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, stress, anxiety, grief, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, self esteem, career concerns, bipolar issues, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include communication problems, divorce and separation, infidelity, post-traumatic stress, seasonal affective disorder, women’s issues, and workplace concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Renee uses a practical, goal-focused style built around Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She emphasizes clear conversations, skill practice, and simple steps clients can try between sessions.
How long has she been practicing?
She brings 42 years of professional experience to her work with clients, offering long-term clinical background across many concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
Renee holds a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential (LMFT) and practices in California.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for therapy?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.