Renee Shacochis, MD, LCSW-C

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Practical, person-focused therapy for life changes

Details

Name	Renee Shacochis
Credentials	MD, LCSW-C
Based in	Maryland
Licensed in	Maryland
Session format	Online
Languages	English
Years in practice	10

About Renee

Renee Shacochis is a licensed clinical social worker based in Maryland. She holds an MD and a Master of Social Work with a clinical mental health concentration, and she brings ten years of professional experience to her practice. Renee aims to create a respectful and compassionate space where people can talk about stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, grief, anger, and life changes.

She uses a client-centered, strengths-based approach. That means sessions focus on each person's goals and what already helps them cope.

Background and approach

Renee may draw on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness, Narrative, or Psychodynamic ideas depending on what fits a person's needs. In sessions she works at a pace that feels productive and comfortable. She emphasizes building a strong therapeutic relationship and practical steps people can try between meetings.

Conversations often include identifying patterns, testing new ways of responding, and practicing coping skills. Renee has experience providing individual, family, and group therapy in a range of settings during the past decade. Her background includes working with people facing relationship and communication problems, compassion fatigue, career stress, ADHD concerns, and adjustment after major life events.

Her practice offers multiple formats for contact, including video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. People interested in starting can complete a short matching questionnaire to find a schedule that works with the therapist's availability.

What this therapist works with

Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Parenting issues among the things Renee works with, alongside the areas below.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Parenting issues
Self esteem
Depression
Family conflicts
Grief
Anger management
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD

Approaches listed

Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Renee among the ways she works.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Renee among the ways she works.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Renee among the ways she works.
Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Renee among the ways she works.
Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Renee among the ways she works.
Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Renee among the ways she works.
Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Renee among the ways she works.
Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Renee directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.

Narrative Therapy in this listing

Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.

If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Renee directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.

Online session options

How narrative and skill-based work translates online

Renee commonly blends Narrative Therapy with Client-Centered and Cognitive Behavioral approaches to help people understand their stories and make practical changes. Narrative Therapy focuses on separating a person from their problem and looking at the story they tell about themselves, which can help with identity, family issues, and life transitions. Client-Centered work emphasizes listening and collaborating to set goals that feel meaningful to the individual. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and provides concrete strategies for reducing anxiety, improving mood, and changing unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Renee will discuss goals and preferences and try methods that fit the person's situation, adjusting as needed. This collaborative process helps decide whether to focus more on story-based exploration, skills practice, or a mix of both.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how people connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports brief check-ins, and text messaging lets someone send updates or questions between meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue work even when in-person visits aren't convenient.

Common questions about this listing

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and parenting concerns, self-esteem issues, anger, career stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and adjusting to life changes.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her work is client-centered and strengths-based, focusing on each person's goals and what already helps them cope. She may incorporate narrative, mindfulness, CBT, DBT, or psychodynamic ideas as fits the person.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has ten years of professional experience providing individual, family, and group therapy in various settings.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with the LCSW-C credential, and she practices in Maryland.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started working with her?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

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