Renee Lafriniere, LMHC, LPCC

Renee Lafriniere is a licensed therapist in Florida who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship struggles. She communicates plainly and focuses on practical steps clients can use between sessions. Renee brings 25 years of professional experience to her sessions and aims to make therapy approachable and useful.

She relies on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions to reduce symptoms and change unhelpful patterns. She also uses a client-centered style that prioritizes each person’s goals and perspective. Sessions are collaborative and paced to fit what each person needs.

Renee has worked across many concerns, including mood disorders, trauma and abuse, addictions, ADHD, parenting stress, and career transitions. She also addresses issues like caregiving, hospice and end-of-life counseling, blended family challenges, and multicultural concerns. Her experience includes supporting people through isolation, guilt and shame, and finding life purpose.

In sessions she focuses on clear communication skills, building resilience, and concrete coping strategies. She helps people with problem-solving and offers coaching-style guidance when useful. The work often includes identifying small behavioral changes and practicing new ways of responding to old triggers.

Renee conducts therapy in English and sees clients in Florida. She holds the LMHC and LPCC credentials and frames therapy around the client’s own goals. Her style is steady, respectful, and goal-oriented, aiming for practical progress over time.

How Renee Brings CBT and Client-Centered Care Online

Renee uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. CBT is practical and goal-oriented, and it can help with anxiety, depression, mood swings, and coping with life changes. She also draws on client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening, empathy, and shaping the work around each person’s priorities.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Renee will talk with clients about their goals, try a few techniques, and adjust the plan based on what feels most useful. She emphasizes working together to find strategies that fit daily life and personal values.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video works well for in-depth conversations, phone can fit short check-ins or lower bandwidth, and chat or messaging allows quick reflections or between-session support. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping a steady course of progress.