- Client-Centered Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
About Renee
Renee Kerns is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina with 14 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem struggles, and relationship or family concerns. She also addresses parenting challenges, caregiver stress, workplace issues, and ADHD-related difficulties.
Renee helps people dealing with the particular stresses of blended family life. She offers practical guidance for stepparenting, merging household routines, loyalty conflicts, and co-parenting tensions. Her focus includes communication problems, money and financial issues, and rebuilding trust after difficult events.
Her approach centers on client-centered therapy, where the person's goals guide the work. She also uses motivational interviewing to clarify what a client wants to change. Renee draws on solution-focused techniques to create short-term, achievable steps toward everyday improvements.
Sessions aim to identify concrete next steps rather than long abstract talks. She supports people through life changes such as caregiver roles, cancer-related stress, and young adult transitions. The work often emphasizes clearer communication, managing anger, and restoring a sense of control.
Renee sees adults in North Carolina and works in English. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online booking flow.
How Renee uses her approaches in online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on the client's goals and perspective. The therapist listens, reflects what she hears, and follows the client's lead to decide what to work on. This approach is helpful for people who want to explore feelings, set priorities, and make decisions at their own pace.Motivational interviewing helps clarify personal reasons to change and build motivation. It uses straightforward questions and reflections to resolve mixed feelings and commit to small steps. This method suits people facing ambivalence about parenting choices, relationship boundaries, or lifestyle shifts.
Solution-focused therapy looks for practical, short-term steps that move daily life forward. Sessions often produce specific actions to try between meetings and track what works. That approach is useful when someone wants quicker, goal-oriented progress on issues like communication or managing stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration can shift over time as goals change.
Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not detailed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full hour is hard to arrange. Talk with the therapist during the matching step about what session length and rhythm would fit everyday life.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, relationship and family concerns, and several life changes including blended family issues.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her work is client-centered and goal focused, using motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods to identify practical next steps.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 14 years of professional experience as a licensed clinician in North Carolina.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LCMHC licensed in North Carolina and practices there.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions billed and what do they cost?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and 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.