Renee Giegel, LPC

Renee Giegel is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with 27 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with difficult thoughts and everyday habits that get in the way of feeling motivated, sleeping well, or managing mood and relationships. Renee aims to make the first step feel manageable and supportive for people who are nervous about starting therapy.

She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through their thoughts and feelings. Conversations tend to be practical and straightforward, with attention to patterns of thinking and daily routines that affect mood and behavior. Renee listens for what matters most to each person and works from there.

Her work covers a wide range of concerns, including addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, self-esteem, and issues with intimacy and relationships. She also supports people facing caregiving stress, chronic health problems, ADHD, and major life changes. These topics are approached one step at a time so progress feels realistic.

Renee draws on client-centered principles and uses cognitive tools and mindfulness skills to help people shift unhelpful thought patterns. Attachment-focused ideas are used when relationships and early patterns come up in sessions. Sessions aim to build clearer thinking, steadier habits, and better day-to-day coping.

People who want a thoughtful, steady clinician who emphasizes practical steps and listening may find her style a good fit. She works in English and is based in Virginia as an LPC.

Approaches that guide online sessions and everyday change

Renee commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in her work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to improve mood and sleep. Client-centered work centers the conversation on what matters to the client and follows their pace and goals.

She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy when relationship history or patterns affect current struggles. That approach looks at how early bonds shape expectations in close relationships and helps people try new ways of relating that feel safer and more effective.

Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Renee works collaboratively to match methods to a person's goals, needs, and preferences. She will listen to what has and hasn’t worked before and suggest strategies to try over time so adjustments can be made together.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people use mindfulness and cognitive tools in the settings where daily habits happen, which can make practice more natural and immediately useful.