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Renee Lafriniere

Renee Lafriniere

LMHC, LPCC

Therapist · Florida · 25+ years of experience

Compassionate, practical support for strong emotions

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  • Client-focused care
  • Practical coping tools
  • 25 years experience

About Renee

Renee Lafriniere is a Florida-based licensed therapist who helps people manage strong emotions like anger, stress, and anxiety. She works with adults facing depression, relationship strain, grief, addiction, and major life changes. Renee uses straightforward conversation and practical steps so people can find relief and move forward.

She draws on 25 years of clinical experience to offer steady, compassionate support. Sessions focus on improving communication, building coping skills, and reducing shame and isolation. Renee pays attention to life stage issues from career transitions to aging and end-of-life concerns.

Her style blends client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral techniques. That means sessions start from the person’s goals and strengths, then add clear tools to change thinking and behavior when helpful. Clients work together with her to test small changes and notice what helps.

Renee also supports people dealing with parenting strain, blended family challenges, and multicultural concerns. She offers guidance around career shifts, caregiving, and coping with chronic illness or hospice situations. The work is practical and tailored to each person’s daily life.

Conversations include exploring values, identifying triggers, and practicing new ways of responding. Renee explains options simply and helps clients pick practices they can use between sessions. The aim is steady progress that fits into a busy life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefCareer difficultiesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCancerCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDependent personalityGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersMulticultural concernsPostpartum depressionSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Experience

25+ years

Credentials

Florida, Washington, California

Languages

English

How Renee Uses Client-Centered and CBT Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and following what matters most to the person. The therapist creates a respectful space, reflects what is said, and helps clients name their goals and strengths. This approach is useful for people who want understanding and support while they work through anger, loneliness, or life changes.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, teaches specific skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It includes practical exercises, tracking patterns, and testing new ways of responding. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, anger management, and coping with stress in daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Renee will collaborate with clients to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. She starts from what the person finds important and then introduces skills or exercises that fit their pace.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for more consistent check-ins between appointments. Licensed professionals adapt sessions to focus on concrete tools, home practice, and progress toward everyday goals.

At a glance

Listed location
Florida
Experience
25+ years
Credentials
LMHC, LPCC
Languages
English
License (Florida)
LMHC · No. MH12255
License (Washington)
LMHC · No. LH61510164
License (California)
LPCC · No. 18903
NPI
1083068043

As listed by the therapist. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Renee commonly address?

Renee works with people facing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, addictions, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and life transitions.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is warm and practical, combining client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral strategies to build skills and change unhelpful patterns.

What is her professional background?

She has 25 years of experience supporting people through mood disorders, grief, caregiving, and major life changes across the lifespan.

What credentials and location are listed?

Renee holds LMHC and LPCC credentials and practices in Florida.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How does billing and cost work?

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

What should I do to begin therapy?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Before you start

  • Online talk therapy is not a court-ordered or mandated anger-management course, and it does not provide attendance certificates.
  • Check that the location and license details above fit where you live.
  • If anyone is at risk of being harmed, contact emergency services or a domestic-abuse helpline first. See the support lines for the US, UK and Australia.
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