01 · Who Renee works with

Renee works with stress, Anxiety, relationship issues and self esteem

Renee lists 13 specialisms and 40 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Renee chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Renee's own words

What Renee says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

Hello!

You are doing great by getting started in therapy! I hope you start to feel a bit better now that you’ve taken this next step in your healing and recovery journey.

My name is Renee and I am passionate about working with clients who feel overwhelmed, stuck, burned out and who feel like they just need a break in life or clarity for what to do next.

Most of my clients have experienced trauma, anxiety, fatigue, stress, and overwhelm and many have been fighting so hard for things to feel different within themselves, their relationships, work, family or other areas of their lives.

Clients initially describe experiencing one or more of the following:

*High anxiety, rumination, spiraling or overthinking, crash outs, panic, deep fear of making a mistake or letting others down or not being accepted

*Burnout at work or school

*Difficulty focusing or staying motivated, wanting to get ALL the things done yet it is feels hard to start with just one

*Emotional overwhelm with trying to do everything and feeling like there is not enough time, energy or support

*Compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma or grief from work or caregiving

*Wanting to strengthen relationships yet conflict, trauma reactions or stressors get in the way

*Trauma flashbacks, memories, nightmares, triggers, feeling stuck in fight, flight or freeze mode

*High people pleasing efforts yet still feeling hurt lonely or dissatisfied in friendships, family or relationships

*Shame-deep shame or guilt, fear of failure, not feeling like “enough” or feeling like “too much”

*Stuck in a survival pattern of work/school, eat, sleep, repeat and wanting more out of life

*Recent grief in pet loss

*Dating burnout, relationship stress, heartbreaks, high attachments

If you related to any of those experiences, please book your first appointment with me!

I believe people can grow, heal, change with the right tools, skills, supports and time.

My approach is strength-based, client-centered and I incorporate evidenced based techniques and resources to help you along your path forward. We explore why you feel this way, how to stop cycles and what to do to feel better.

Many clients work on short-term goals to experience relief or improvement within 4-12 sessions. Several clients also continue deeper work for longer term therapy to strengthen personal development, self-understanding, trauma recovery and more.

My primary areas of focus are in: ADHD, Anxiety, Attachment, Autism, Break ups, Burnout (at work, school or parenting), Conflict in relationships, Communication, CPTSD, Dating, Divorce or Separation, Complex Grief and Bereavement, Neurodivergence, PTSD, Stress, Sensory Overwhelm, Trauma; and, Adults with dysfunctional or toxic parents or family. I work with persons aged 18 and beyond through individual tele-health therapy.

I look forward to learning more about you and in working with you to support your goals!

With gratitude,

Renee Joyce Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Renee Joyce, on the BetterHelp listing · read 6 Nov 2026

03 · How Renee works

The 6 approaches Renee lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Renee lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Renee's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Renee runs a session.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Reads present-day relationship difficulty through the lens of how safety and closeness were learned early on. The therapeutic relationship itself is treated as part of the work, because it is where the pattern tends to show up first.

Client-Centred TherapyPerson-centred · Rogerian

The therapist does not steer toward a technique or a diagnosis. They offer sustained, non-judgemental attention and reflect back what they hear, on the premise that people find their own direction when they are genuinely listened to. Often what people mean by “someone who just gets it”.

Dialectical Behaviour TherapyDBT

A structured skills-led adaptation of CBT built around holding two things at once: accepting yourself as you are and working to change. Teaches concrete skills for distress tolerance, emotion regulation and relationships. Developed for people whose feelings arrive at overwhelming intensity, and strongest-evidenced there.

The Gottman Method

A couples approach built on decades of observational research into what distinguishes relationships that last. Structured and assessment-led: it maps friendship, conflict and shared meaning, then works on the specific mechanics of how the two of you argue.

Solution-Focused Brief TherapySFBT

Starts from where you want to end up rather than from how you got here. Sessions look for the times the problem is already smaller and work out what is different about those, so the number of sessions tends to be short and the work concrete.

Trauma-Focused TherapyTF-CBT · trauma-informed

CBT adapted for people whose difficulty is rooted in a frightening or overwhelming event. Pacing is the point: safety and stabilisation come first, the memory itself is approached gradually and only when you are ready, and the aim is that recalling it stops hijacking the present.

Also listed

• Systemic Therapy

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Renee practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Renee's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Renee at this point.

2. Naming Renee specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Renee is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Renee.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

3 questions worth asking Renee

Built from what Renee actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Renee's - Renee has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “You list both Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”

  Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LMFT

Licensed in

Colorado

Licence

CO LMFT MFT.0001482

Licence number

MFT.0001482

Licence expires

31 Aug 2027

NPI

1871997809

Years in practice

13

Gender

Female

Languages

English

International clients

Not accepted

Listed since

15 May 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Renee's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 6 Nov 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

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