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Renee LaVigne, LMSW

  • Experience25 years
  • LocationMichigan
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Self esteem
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Renee

Renee LaVigne brings a strengths-based, client-centered approach that draws on Internal Family Systems alongside other evidence-informed methods. With 25 years of experience as a licensed social worker in Michigan, she blends practical strategies with compassionate listening to help people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, and addictive patterns.

Background and approach

She works with concerns across relationships, parenting and family dynamics, intimacy and commitment issues, career transitions, and self-esteem challenges. Additional focus areas include abandonment, blended family issues, body image, caregiver stress, codependency, communication problems, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, and infidelity.

Renee emphasizes mindfulness, clearer communication, and building internal resources so clients can respond to life changes more effectively. Renee holds an LMSW and has guided clients through coping skills, behavioral change, and deeper self-awareness throughout her long career.

Her practice offers a mix of therapeutic tools such as CBT, ACT, and mindfulness exercises tailored to each person’s needs. She encourages an active partnership to set goals, reduce overwhelm, and foster more fulfilling relationships and daily functioning.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Renee integrates Internal Family Systems by helping people identify and dialogue with different parts of themselves, which can reduce internal conflict and increase self-compassion. This approach can be particularly useful for addressing persistent patterns around anxiety, shame, or relationship difficulties.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to support clients in clarifying values, accepting difficult emotions without avoidance, and committing to meaningful behavior changes. ACT pairs well with mindfulness techniques to reduce fusion with unhelpful thoughts and increase psychological flexibility.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works together with clients to determine which combination of methods best fits their goals, preferences, and life circumstances, adjusting interventions as progress unfolds.

Online work is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and needs. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care during busy periods or life transitions while allowing therapists to apply IFS, ACT, CBT, and mindfulness exercises in ways that suit each person’s pace and comfort level.

Frequently asked questions

What types of problems does she help with?
Renee addresses a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, career stress, and self-esteem difficulties.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
Her work combines client-centered listening with active strategies from Internal Family Systems, CBT, ACT, and mindfulness to help clients increase self-awareness and develop practical coping skills.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 25 years of professional experience working as a social worker and supporting people through emotional, relational, and life-transition challenges.
Where is the therapist licensed and what are her credentials?
She is a licensed master social worker in Michigan with the credential MI LMSW 6801079035 and practices from that state.
Can non-U.S. clients work with her?
She provides services in English and is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits the client and therapist availability.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and services are accessed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in beginning work with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteemCoping with life changesCoaching

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Social anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

Michigan

Languages

English