- CBT techniques
- Grief and loss
- Workplace issues
About Rene’
Rene Buchman is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, with 23 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family conflict, grief, and major life changes. She also focuses on communication problems, divorce and separation, hearing impaired clients, life purpose, midlife concerns, panic attacks, self-love, womens issues, and workplace challenges.
She frames clients as the experts on their own lives and starts from what is already working. Sessions are practical and direct. Conversations identify patterns that contribute to stress and barriers to clearer choices. She uses a CBT approach to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to test what helps.
Rene pays attention to real-life constraints. She helps people sort priorities, set small steps, and practice tools between sessions. For someone wrestling with what comes next after a job change, breakup, or health event, she focuses on manageable moves rather than big promises.
Her style is collaborative and goal-oriented. People often work on clearer communication, managing panic symptoms, or making decisions about relationships or work. She also supports those exploring life purpose and meaning during midlife shifts.
Rene works in Illinois and conducts sessions in English. New clients complete a short matching questionnaire to schedule an initial visit and learn how the subscription model for sessions applies to their location.
How her CBT approach fits with online work
Rene uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT helps people notice patterns of thinking that increase anxiety or keep them stuck, then try small behavior experiments to test new ways of coping. This method is useful for panic attacks, worry, and repetitive unhelpful thinking.Her approach is collaborative. She will work with the client to decide which techniques to try based on their goals and daily life. Finding the right fit is part of the work rather than a fixed promise, and adjustments are made as progress and preferences become clear.
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce travel time. Some people appreciate being able to schedule around work or family commitments and practice skills between sessions in real situations.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
23+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family conflict, grief, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include communication problems, divorce and separation, hearing impaired clients, life purpose, and workplace issues.
How would she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She uses practical, goal-focused work that highlights strengths you already have. Conversations identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes to see what helps.
What is her professional background?
She has 23 years of professional experience supporting adults with a range of life and relationship concerns. Her work has covered anxiety, panic, midlife questions, and bereavement.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is an Illinois LCPC, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and practices in Illinois.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Specific rates depend on the clients location within Illinois.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.