Renee LaVigne , LMSW

Renee LaVigne uses a practical, person-focused approach to help people through hard moments. She is an LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker - based in Michigan with 25 years of experience. Renee speaks plain language and helps people make changes that feel doable.

She blends methods that encourage acceptance and values-based action with tools that change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. That means clients learn skills for managing anxiety, depression, mood swings, and the ups and downs of relationships. Renee also addresses stress from caregiving, career strain, parenting challenges, and issues like addiction and compassion fatigue.

Sessions focus on concrete steps people can try between meetings. Renee supports people who are sorting through self-esteem concerns, intimacy-related struggles, body image, and the fallout of separation or infidelity. She also helps with communication problems, commitment worries, and feelings of emptiness or guilt.

Renee offers a calm, nonjudgmental presence and emphasizes mindfulness and motivation alongside practical problem solving. Clients are invited to set clear goals and explore what matters most to them while building coping strategies for everyday life.

The first meetings prioritize connection and a clear plan. From there she adapts the pace and tools to each person’s needs, helping them move toward steadier mood, better communication, and more manageable daily routines.

Approach-driven care delivered online

Renee commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to guide online work. ACT focuses on helping people clarify their values and take small actions that align with what matters to them, which can help with motivation, emptiness, and decisions about relationships. CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms and manage mood swings.

She treats approach selection as a collaborative process. Together the client and therapist review goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what is helpful. That way therapy stays focused on real-life changes rather than theory alone.

Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction and fuller conversation, phone sessions can fit into a work break or require less bandwidth, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports quick follow-ups and reminders between meetings. These options give flexibility to match scheduling needs and communication preferences.