Renee LaVigne, LMSW

Renee LaVigne, LMSW, uses a practical, person-centered approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and major life transitions. She speaks plainly and focuses on clear steps people can use right away. Her style aims to help clients feel heard and more able to make choices that fit their values.

Renee draws on 25 years of experience in Michigan to support people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, career stress, addiction concerns, and midlife changes. She works with issues such as low self-esteem, anger, ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, and compassion fatigue. Her work also covers difficult family topics like divorce, blended family dynamics, infidelity, and abandonment concerns.

Her approach blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and client-centered methods. In sessions she helps people notice unhelpful patterns, test new habits, and practice small skills that change how they act day to day. She emphasizes communication, self-awareness, and practical coping tools.

Renee expects an initial connection by video or phone so rapport can develop, and she allows messaging through the client portal between sessions. She does not offer texting-only therapy. Costs vary with location and a subscription model is used that can be canceled at any time.

To begin, prospective clients use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability. Sessions are conducted in English and Renee does not work with international clients.

Therapeutic approaches that translate to online work

Renee uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters most to them and take small actions that reflect those values. ACT often helps when life feels stuck or when big decisions and midlife changes create uncertainty.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and practical problems like sleep, routines, or communication habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Renee will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Together they decide what to try, measure progress, and adjust the plan over time.

Please confirm which remote session formats are currently offered before booking, since the biography emphasizes an initial connection by video or phone and notes that texting-only therapy is not provided. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time for appointments. Many people find they can practice skills between sessions and return ready to discuss what worked and what did not.