Renee Giegel, LPC
Midlife transitions and practical coping support
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- Calm nonjudgmental space
- Practical skill building
- Longstanding clinical experience
About Renee
Renee Giegel is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Virginia with 27 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are facing midlife stress, shifts in identity, or major life transitions. Renee emphasizes a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about tough feelings and begin to make practical changes.
She works with people dealing with addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, sleep problems, and low self-esteem. She also helps with relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, grief, anger, and challenges like ADHD and bipolar disorder. Renee pays attention to issues such as abandonment, attachment, body image, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and career questions.
Renee uses several therapy approaches to match each person’s needs. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships affect current reactions. Cognitive behavioral techniques help break unhelpful thoughts and build new habits. Client-centered and mindfulness methods create a steady, present-focused way to notice feelings and try small changes.
Sessions are conversational and practical. Renee works side by side with clients to set clear goals, try skills between sessions, and track progress. She encourages people to move at a manageable pace and to build coping tools that fit daily life.
Beginning therapy is described as a brave step. Renee offers steady support while people sort through loss, change, and the many stresses that appear in midlife and beyond.
She works with people dealing with addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, sleep problems, and low self-esteem. She also helps with relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, grief, anger, and challenges like ADHD and bipolar disorder. Renee pays attention to issues such as abandonment, attachment, body image, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and career questions.
Renee uses several therapy approaches to match each person’s needs. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships affect current reactions. Cognitive behavioral techniques help break unhelpful thoughts and build new habits. Client-centered and mindfulness methods create a steady, present-focused way to notice feelings and try small changes.
Sessions are conversational and practical. Renee works side by side with clients to set clear goals, try skills between sessions, and track progress. She encourages people to move at a manageable pace and to build coping tools that fit daily life.
Beginning therapy is described as a brave step. Renee offers steady support while people sort through loss, change, and the many stresses that appear in midlife and beyond.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
27+ years
Credentials
Virginia
Languages
English
How these approaches guide online work
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and closeness. It helps people who struggle with trust, abandonment fears, or repeated relationship conflicts by tracing how old patterns show up now. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. It is useful for depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and habits tied to addiction. Client-centered therapy centers the person’s own experience, offering empathic listening and acceptance so clients can explore values, goals, and identity at their own pace.Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify which methods fit a person's goals, preferences, and daily demands. Clients and the therapist check progress together and adjust methods if something isn’t working.
Confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also support consistent weekly work for people juggling caregiving, work, or health challenges. Ask about the specific session formats offered so arrangements match your needs and routine.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does this therapist address?
She helps with a wide range of concerns including addictions, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, depression, self-esteem, relationship and family stress, grief, anger, parenting strain, and life transitions.
How would you describe the therapy style?
The style is conversational and client-focused, using practical skill building and reflective listening to help clients notice patterns and try new behaviors between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She holds a Virginia LPC credential and has 27 years of professional experience working with a range of mental health and life concerns.
Where is the therapist based?
The clinician is licensed in Virginia and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.