Renee Tong

Throughout her career, Renee has successfully assisted clients from diverse backgrounds and with a wide range of mental health concerns. Her expertise spans various areas, including life transitions, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, grief and loss, self-esteem struggles, Stress and worry, Caregiver stress, PTSD, Trauma, ACOA (Adult Child of Alcoholic or Drug Addict), addictions, Relapse Prevention, Dual Diagnosis, Grief, Shame and Guilt, Abandonment issues, Betrayal, Codependency, Toxic Relationships, Postpartum Depression, and Infertility-informed. By employing a holistic and client-centered approach, Renee fosters a safe and non-judgmental space for individuals to explore their emotions, thoughts, and experiences. Renee's therapeutic style combines empathy, active listening, and collaboration, ensuring that each client's unique needs and goals are addressed effectively. She employs evidence-based interventions such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness techniques, solution-focused therapy to promote personal insight, resilience, inner child wound work, narrative therapy, attachment style theory method along with client center humanistic approach towards positive change.

I’ve been using CBT and attachment theory modality approach in my practice for the past 15 years. It’s helped dozens of clients challenge reoccurring thoughts and manage their anxiety. We’ll use those modalities to recognize how your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors influence each other. We’ll then use that knowledge to change your thinking patterns, which will help you with decreased depression leading to a less anxious and stressed life. When you're ready to leave the stress and discomfort you are feeling behind, I'm prepared to help you. Schedule our first session and get you on the road to feeling better today.

I actively participate in continuing education to enhance my skills and better serve my clients. I focus on courses related to trauma-informed care, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), and mindfulness-based techniques, as these areas are particularly relevant to my practice. Recently, I’ve also explored training in culturally competent counseling to better support clients from diverse backgrounds. I’m especially interested in learning more about emerging therapeutic modalities, such as somatic experiencing and brain-based interventions like neurofeedback. Staying current with research and advancements helps me provide the most effective and compassionate care possible.

In our first session together , well start with brief introductions then dive straight into specific challenges that you are facing. Together, we will identify your challenges and goals - where you want your life to be a month, six months, a year from now. Then, we'll identify options and strategies you can use to get there. You'll leave the session with a better understanding of what you're facing with an "actions I can take right now" approach. This will help me create a plan tailored fit to your needs to work through in follow up sessions. Thank you for entrusting me to assist in navigating life's challenges, develop resilience, and achieve lasting positive change.