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Renée Thompson

FL LCSW SW9407

Credentials

FL LCSW SW9407

NPI Number

1649409798

Location

Florida

Languages

English

Accepting new clients

21 years experience

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About Renée Thompson

Hello and welcome. I know it’s frightening to start therapy and share your private thoughts and emotions with a stranger, but this is the first step to change and healing, so congratulations on this brave move!

My name is Renée and I am here to help you be your best self. I believe strongly in the power to change. This means practicing being the person you WANT to be, every day. We are all struggling with the rise of inflation and making ends meet, but I pride myself in getting to the root of your issues, and helping you get back to living a better life, quickly! Whatever your struggles or concerns are, I feel confident that we can identify and overcome them together. My therapy approach focuses on your strengths and resiliency. It recognizes YOU as the expert of your own life. I will support you while we explore and practice making positive changes in your life. With my education, clinical training and experience, I can help you increase self-awareness, tap into your internal strengths and resiliency, learn how to let go of uncomfortable thoughts and feelings, consider new perspectives, and find new ways to cope. I am open-minded, empathetic and non-judgmental. I provide a safe and accepting environment for honest exploration of your areas of personal difficulty. I’ve provided therapy to end-of-life patients, college students, children, couples and families for a long time, so don’t worry, there isn’t anything that shocks me. I will give you my professional perspective, encouragement and offer potential solutions to help you navigate through this difficult time. My goal is to help you live your life to its fullest potential! I aim to help you find meaning, purpose, love and peace in your life and to do this within a short period of time. I am ready to do the work for you, are you ready to do the work and make positive changes?

About me: I have been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Florida since 2009. I graduated magna cum laude in graduate school. I have over 20 years of counseling experience with various populations. I have been working for BetterHelp since May 2020 and find this platform user-friendly and extremely successful in helping clients reach their highest potential. I am an expert in grief counseling, and loss to suicide. I am the co-founder of the Tampa Bay Chapter for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). This non-profit organization is very close to my heart due to my own loss of a loved one to suicide. I have 10 years of experience counseling hospice and palliative care patients and their families and have been working with children since 2002.

It would be a privilege to walk with you through your journey. You are not alone. I look forward to meeting you.

Licenses

LCSW

SW9407

Professional experience

ADHD
Anger management
Career difficulties
Compassion fatigue
Coping with life changes
Depression
Eating disorders
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Relationship issues
Self esteem
Sleeping disorders
Stress, Anxiety

Additional Focus Areas

Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Blended family issues
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Codependency
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Emptiness
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Fertility issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Narcissism
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Post-traumatic stress
Postpartum depression
Pregnancy and childbirth
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexual dysfunction
Social anxiety and phobia
Trichotillomania
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Clinical Approaches

Client-Centered Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
Internal Family Systems
Mindfulness Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Solution-Focused Therapy

Languages

English

15 Reviews

“Very attentive and caring therapist,, non - judgemental and understanding.<br /> Renee provides options and exercises to help you on your journey.”

“I couldn’t have gone through the past year and a half without her”

“Renee is a very caring and thoughtful therapist who listens first and then understands the care that can be given to bring full potential for the individual undergoing the therapy. She helps reach patients to full potential.”

“Renée is a great therapist!! So kind and wise.”

“Renee is a positive and honest therapist. She helps me stay present with thoughtful, critically thinking skills and advice and alternate ways of handling situations.”

“Renee is wonderful . Such a good listener and always thoughtful and creative in ways to help”

“Renee is experienced and provides very helpful, practical and sound advises. She listens and understands the issues, provides relevant resources and support in the journey to be successful.”

“Have really enjoyed working with her. She does a great job of balancing between listening and coaching. She’s recommended many great resources to me and is always professional”

“Renee is a light. Every time I speak to her I leave the session feeling happy and confident. She is understanding and can really relate to me when we discuss what’s on my mind. She helped me get out of a dark place and I will be forever grateful.”

“Renee is very good. She cares and keeps things focused and compassionate. I'm very glad to have her on my side.”

“I’ve been working with Renee for over a year and she’s greatly impacted my life. Together we’ve worked hard to build my confidence, communication and voice. I’m really proud of who I’ve become since working with Renee and I live a happier life. Although we have more to accomplish, I know I can achieve it with the guidance and support of Renee!”

“Renee is a very good therapist and has helped me a great deal”

“Wonderful service!”

“Great therapist”

“Amazing first time experience with therapy. Renée immediately made me feel more like a friend then a therapist making it a lot easy and comfortable to open up. 10/10 would recommend.”

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