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01About Renee
Dr. Renee Nelson is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Arizona with 20 years of experience helping people through difficult life moments. She focuses on LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, ADHD, and coping with big life changes.
Her work centers on listening, steady support, and practical steps people can use between sessions. She offers a calm, affirmative approach for people processing loss, chronic illness, or the fallout of past trauma.
Background and approach
Sessions often include skills to manage panic, reduce shame, and improve communication with others. She aims to make therapy a place where people feel understood and respected. Her methods come from several evidence-based approaches.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps clients move toward the life they value. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing can be used with trauma work when appropriate.
Renee also brings mindfulness and motivational interviewing into sessions to build awareness and strengthen motivation for change. These tools are applied in simple ways people can try right away. Her focus is on clear, doable steps rather than complicated theory.
Clients typically find the process collaborative. She talks through goals, adjusts techniques to fit each person, and tracks small changes over time. Dr.
Renee Nelson works in English and practices from Arizona.
02Credentials
- LPC (Arizona)
- License LPC-13206 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1659500759 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Renee lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Renee names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Renee names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How specific approaches work in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice what matters to them and take steps toward those values even when emotions are strong. It uses simple exercises to increase willingness to feel hard emotions while still moving toward goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that drive distress. It often includes brief worksheets or home practice to test new ways of thinking. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a trauma-focused method that can help reduce the intensity of painful memories through structured processing when it fits a person's needs.Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will explain options, try techniques, and adjust based on how each person responds. Clients and the therapist set goals together and choose methods that match the client's situation, pace, and preferences.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for longer work and more interactive exercises. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging support quick check-ins, ongoing coaching, or brief emotional support between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum between meetings.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people facing LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, ADHD, and major life transitions. Additional focus areas include chronic illness, caregiver stress, adoption and foster care, and family of origin issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and practical. Sessions focus on listening, building skills, and setting small, achievable goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of clinical experience working with people facing complex life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed professional counselor, LPC, practicing in Arizona.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She works with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule a meeting according to therapist availability.
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