- Addictions
- Attachment work
- CBT techniques
About Renee
Renee Giegel is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with 27 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing addictions, trauma and abuse, sleep difficulties, low self-esteem, depression, relationship strain, and related concerns. Renee also addresses issues such as grief, intimacy concerns, eating struggles, parenting stress, and challenges that arise in blended family situations.
Her work focuses on straightforward conversation and practical steps. She encourages people to talk through what’s happening and to set concrete goals. Sessions aim to reduce overwhelming thoughts and to build manageable habits for daily life.
Renee draws from several therapeutic approaches. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at patterns in close relationships. Client-centered techniques put the person’s experience first. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
In sessions she listens for what is getting in the way of better sleep, steadier moods, or more stable relationships. She helps people notice patterns and then practice small changes between meetings. For those dealing with blended household stress, conversations can focus on roles, routines, and communication.
Her style is direct and practical. She works with adults to set attainable steps and to track progress over time. The goal is clearer thinking and more reliable daily routines that make life easier to manage.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-based work looks at how early and current relationship patterns affect behavior today. Online conversations can map those patterns, helping a person notice loyalty conflicts, role confusion, or attachment wounds that show up in a blended household.Client-centered work emphasizes the person’s experience. In an online session the therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps the person clarify values and goals for parenting, step-parenting, or co-parenting communication.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and then testing small behavior changes. That approach is useful for sleep problems, anxiety, low mood, and for changing interactions that cause recurring conflict at home.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative step. She will help the person and therapist decide which methods fit best based on the person’s situation, goals, and preferences. That decision can shift over time as goals change.
Confirm current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments around work, school runs, or caregiving. They can also allow shorter check-ins when time is tight or let someone avoid camera use if that feels better.
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Experience
27+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with adults on addictions, trauma, sleep, depression, self-esteem, relationship concerns, grief, parenting stress, and blended family issues among other topics.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is conversational and practical. She uses listening, goal-setting, and skills practice to support change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 27 years of professional work experience in counseling settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Virginia and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions billed and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location and are handled through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.