Renee DeVuyst, LMHC

Renee DeVuyst brings 18 years of experience as a licensed mental health professional who helps people navigate a wide range of emotional and behavioral challenges. She approaches counseling as a collaborative process that supports both acceptance and change, drawing on work with diverse populations and experience addressing mental health and substance use concerns. Her clinical experience includes helping individuals cope with grief and loss, anxiety, stress, trauma, domestic violence, and sexual abuse, as well as facilitating treatment for sexual offenders and perpetrators of domestic violence.

She earned a master’s degree in Counselor Education from SUNY Brockport in May 2002, received NBCC certification in 2003, and obtained New York state licensure in 2006. She holds the LMHC credential, which stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor, reflecting formal training and state licensure to provide counseling services.

Her style is integrative and person-centered, prioritizing empathy, genuineness, and unconditional positive regard while using motivational interviewing and strength-based strategies to promote insight and motivation for change. Cognitive behavioral techniques are incorporated as appropriate to clarify patterns, build coping skills, and plan for practical steps forward. She is engaged and interactive in sessions, validating thoughts and feelings while also inviting reflection on inconsistencies to support greater self-awareness. Renee is comfortable working across communication formats, including text messaging, video chat, phone calls, and video conferencing, and she expresses a commitment to accompanying people through their therapeutic journeys.