Renee Dupuis, LPC

Renee Dupuis is a licensed professional counselor in Virginia with 24 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addiction, or big life changes. She also supports those dealing with low self-esteem, career challenges, ADHD, social anxiety, phobias, and young adult issues.

Renee uses practical, evidence-informed methods to help people notice patterns that keep problems going. Sessions focus on small, doable steps that fit into daily life. Conversations are straightforward and goal-oriented so progress is clear.

She has worked in clinical settings long enough to see what helps most people regain control. That experience shapes how she structures sessions and sets realistic goals with each person. Renee tailors strategies to match a person’s circumstances and strengths rather than relying on one fixed plan.

Clients can expect treatments grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, with emphasis on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Renee helps people build coping tools for stress, manage cravings related to drug or alcohol use, and reduce avoidance in social situations.

Her approach mixes practical skill-building with warm support. The focus is on skills people can use right away - breathing and grounding tools, planning steps for change, breaking tasks into manageable pieces, and practicing new ways of thinking. Renee aims to make therapy useful and understandable for everyday life.

How CBT and Online Sessions Work Together

Renee uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on spotting and changing the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. CBT breaks big issues into smaller parts, teaches practical skills, and builds step-by-step plans to reduce anxiety, manage cravings, and handle social situations more comfortably.

The right approach is a team decision. Renee will work with each person to choose which CBT techniques to try first and adjust them over time. This collaborative process makes sure strategies match a person's goals, daily schedule, and comfort with different activities like behavioral experiments or thought records.

Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging help people keep momentum between sessions, share updates, or get brief coaching without scheduling a full call.

Overall, therapy online aims to deliver the same practical skill-building as in-person work, while offering flexibility for busy schedules and different communication preferences.