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Renee Giegel, LPC

Addictions Trauma, Abuse Sleeping disorders Self esteem, Motivation Depression
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About me

I am licensed in Virginia with 27 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with coping with addictions, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, motivation, self esteem, and confidence as well as numerous other concerns. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.

Professional experience

27yrs in practice
Addictions Trauma, Abuse Sleeping disorders Self esteem, Motivation Depression

Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hearing impaired, HIV / AIDS, Hoarding, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Immigration issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexual dysfunction, Sexuality, Smoking / vaping cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Traumatic brain injury, Trichotillomania, Visually impaired, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues

Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

VA LPC 0701005357

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Renee Giegel. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

She is amazing and so comforting. Can’t recommend enough.

Written on Nov 01, 2024 after therapy with Renee for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching

Renee is a great therapist. She focuses on empowering clients to make the plan for next steps and decisions. She is quite skilled and listens well. She gives assignments sometimes to help you process through things. She also follows up on the you throughout the week. I’m grateful for her and I highly recommend her!

Written on Oct 23, 2024 after therapy with Renee for 7 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and adhd

Renee is caring, considerate of my time, and listens attentively. She is also encouraging and has a wide field of knowledge when it comes to relationships. She is more helpful than anyone, including myself, will ever know!

Written on Jul 23, 2024 after therapy with Renee for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and bipolar disorder

After one session Renee has been amazing! Highly recommend her for anyone dealing with PPD and PPA.

Written on May 22, 2024 after therapy with Renee for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, and coping with life changes

Renee is there for me not only during our sessions, but in between. Love that she checks in on me throughout the week. I truly feel that she is here to help me.

Written on May 11, 2024 after therapy with Renee for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, grief, sleeping disorders, and coping with life changes

She is very understanding, and she encourages you to see the good that you do. she’s a great listener because she actually cares. she checks in on you, and she never leaves you hanging with responses. she’s very warm and welcoming, it’s very nice.

Written on Apr 30, 2024 after therapy with Renee for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, and coping with life changes