Renee Alfieri

Renee Alfieri is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in New York with 10 years of experience. She focuses on helping people facing addictions, depression, anxiety, relationship struggles, and low self-esteem. She works in a respectful, compassionate manner and aims to tailor conversations and plans to each person's needs.

Renee uses practical, person-focused techniques to support change. She often leans on client-centered listening to understand what matters most to each person. She also draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to help identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.

Her work includes helping people manage stress, cope with life changes, and rebuild confidence after setbacks. She also supports those dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, parenting stress, and career or motivation issues. Additional focus areas include ADHD, compassion fatigue, eating concerns, and issues tied to abandonment or attachment.

Renee aims to make the therapy process collaborative. She and the person she is working with set clear, achievable goals and revisit them as progress is made. Sessions are adapted to the pace and priorities of each individual.

People considering therapy with Renee should expect straightforward conversation and practical steps to try between meetings. She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English. To begin, prospective clients use the Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to her availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Renee often uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on attentive listening and helping people voice what matters to them. This approach supports exploring feelings, clarifying goals, and deciding what to work on together.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT helps people test unhelpful thinking patterns and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, or stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Renee will collaborate with each person to choose which methods fit their needs and goals, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made.

The practical benefits of online therapy include easier scheduling and fitting sessions into a busy life. Online work can make it simpler to meet when travel would be difficult, allow shorter check-ins if needed, and reduce time lost to commuting. The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current session options before booking to make sure they meet your needs.