Renee LaRock-Gary, LMHC

Renee LaRock-Gary is a licensed mental health counselor based in New York. She brings two decades of professional experience to her practice and focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, or ADHD.

Her approach is practical and straightforward. Renee uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people learn different ways of thinking and acting that reduce distress. She also incorporates attachment-based and client-centered techniques to build trust and tailor sessions to each person's needs.

Renee draws on a long history of working in challenging settings, including crisis centers and hospitals, and with survivors of sexual violence. That background shapes how she listens and responds when someone is coping with trauma, loss, chronic illness, or complex life transitions.

Sessions aim to identify useful tools quickly while also creating room for deeper work. Renee believes most people benefit from common strategies, and she works with each person to find the 20 percent of approaches that fit them best. She moves at a pace the person feels comfortable with and focuses on practical steps toward feeling better.

People who come to Renee can expect clear goals, collaborative planning, and a mix of skills training and focused conversation. She views therapy as a partnership aimed at helping people reclaim more of their daily life outside of sessions.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Renee commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and attachment-based methods in her online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that increase distress and trying small, practical changes to alter those patterns. Attachment-based approaches look at relationship patterns and how early connections shape current reactions, which can help people who struggle with trust, abandonment, or connection.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Renee talks with each person about their goals, life context, and what feels most useful, then adapts methods as therapy progresses. She works collaboratively so the plan fits the person's needs and pace rather than assuming a single method will be best from the start.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is useful for longer work and skills practice, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging suits brief check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep consistent progress regardless of location.