Renée Thompson, LCSW

Renée Thompson approaches therapy with compassion and a clear focus on practical change. She recognizes that beginning therapy can feel intimidating, and she honors the courage it takes to take that first step. Her work is grounded in the belief that people can grow into the person they want to be by practicing new ways of thinking and acting over time.

Her clinical style emphasizes strengths and resilience, treating clients as the experts of their own lives while offering guidance and clinical perspective. With a supportive and nonjudgmental stance, she helps clients increase self-awareness, access internal resources, let go of persistent uncomfortable thoughts and feelings, and explore new coping strategies and viewpoints. Renée draws on a range of evidence-based techniques to identify root issues and move toward meaningful change.

Renée is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Florida - a Licensed Clinical Social Worker provides clinical assessment and psychotherapy. She has held that license since 2009 and brings 21 years of counseling experience, including ten years working with hospice and palliative care patients and their families. She graduated magna cum laude from graduate school and has worked with children since 2002. Renée is an expert in grief counseling and loss to suicide and co-founded the Tampa Bay Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, an effort informed by her personal connection to that issue.

Her areas of focus include stress, anxiety, grief, parenting and family concerns, self-esteem and depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger and career challenges, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes. Renée aims to help clients find meaning, purpose, love, and greater peace, and she offers committed clinical support to guide them through that process. She considers it a privilege to walk with clients through their journeys and looks forward to meeting prospective clients.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Renée Thompson uses several evidence-based approaches to help clients address a wide range of concerns. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building an accepting therapeutic relationship that honors each person’s perspective and strengths - it is helpful for improving self-esteem, navigating life changes, and exploring personal values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, making it useful for intense emotions, relationship difficulties, and improving coping skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the collaborative process; Renée works with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences and to tailor techniques that fit their situation. She combines therapeutic methods and adjusts the focus as clients progress to ensure the best possible fit.

Online therapy offers flexibility by making it possible to meet by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options allow clients to access therapy from different locations and at times that suit their schedules, support consistent engagement, and provide multiple ways to communicate that can match individual comfort levels and life demands.