About Rene
Rene Morago-Barton is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Florida. She draws on somatic ideas alongside talk-based work to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions. Her style aims to be grounded and approachable for someone who needs straightforward support.
She earned a Bachelor in Psychology from the University of West Florida and a Master in Clinical Psychology and Counseling from Troy State University. Rene has about eight years of clinical experience across agency, inpatient, and independent practice settings.
Background and approach
That variety shaped how she meets people where they are and adapts to different life situations. Rene combines several common therapy methods in sessions. She uses cognitive behavioral tools to address unhelpful thinking, acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and action, and client-centered conversation to follow the person’s lead.
Somatic-informed work is also part of her approach to help connect body responses with emotions and behavior. She often helps people who face anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and struggles with self-esteem or mood instability. She also supports those managing substance use, addiction concerns, relationship or family stress, and the pressures of caregiving and blended family transitions.
Rene works in English and accepts international clients. To begin, a prospective client uses the site’s Start Therapy flow to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
How somatic and evidence-based approaches work online
Rene blends somatic-informed work with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based ideas. Somatic-informed work helps people notice bodily sensations that link to stress or trauma and then use gentle awareness to reduce reactivity. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action, which helps with anxiety, depression, and motivation struggles. Attachment-based ideas look at patterns in relationships and help people change how they relate to others and to themselves.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they try methods, notice what helps, and adapt the work over time rather than assuming one way will fit everyone.
The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow more flexible scheduling around work or caregiving. Some formats may be better for shorter check-ins or for people who prefer not to be on camera, while others allow longer, more in-depth conversations and somatic practices.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English