Renee Shacochis

Renee Shacochis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-C) based in Maryland who helps people navigate anger, stress, anxiety, and related life strains. She focuses on practical steps and steady support so people feel heard and more able to manage day-to-day challenges. Renee keeps the pace adjustable to each person’s comfort and goals.

Renee earned a Master of Social Work with a concentration in Clinical Mental Health from the University of Maryland-Baltimore. Over the past 10 years she has worked in individual, family, and group settings across a range of concerns. Her caseload has included depression, grief, trauma, parenting struggles, relationship difficulties, attention challenges, and compassion fatigue.

Her approach centers on the person in the room. She uses client-centered and strengths-based work to build a strong therapeutic relationship first. From there she draws on practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to address thoughts, behaviors, and emotional regulation.

Renee also incorporates mindfulness and narrative-based methods to help people notice patterns and tell their stories in new ways. Sessions emphasize clear goals and skill practice that can be used between meetings. She encourages collaboration so each plan fits the client’s life and values.

She offers messaging, live chat, and phone sessions in specific cases, and may be flexible beyond listed calendar times. To begin, visitors complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

Therapeutic approaches for online work

Client-centered therapy places the person’s needs and preferences at the center of each session; the therapist listens carefully and shapes the work around what matters most to the client. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing practical behavioral changes to reduce distress and improve coping. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) offers specific skills for managing intense emotions, improving tolerance for distress, and strengthening relationships.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will start by listening to your concerns and goals, then suggest methods to try. If something doesn’t fit, the plan can change so the work feels useful and manageable for you.

Session options listed in the biography include messaging, live chat, and phone sessions on a case-by-case basis. If those formats are not a clear fit, confirm current session options before booking so you know what’s available. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and skill practice to an online setting so progress continues between sessions.