Renette Herrera

Renette Herrera is a California-licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 13 years of clinical experience. She meets people where they are and takes a warm, interactive approach to therapy. Sessions focus on practical steps toward clearer thinking and healthier day-to-day routines.

Renette uses person-centered work alongside structured methods when helpful. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Mindfulness Therapy to tailor care to each person's needs. That mix lets her shift between skills training, values-based work, and reflective conversation.

People come to her for many concerns, including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, stress, addictions, relationship problems, parenting strain, grief, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and intimacy-related issues. She also helps with family-of-origin problems, communication struggles, codependency, caregiving stress, and coping with major life changes.

Her style is compassionate and straightforward. She aims to create a calm space where difficult topics can be named and worked through. Sessions emphasize small, concrete changes that build confidence and reduce overwhelm.

Renette prioritizes collaboration. Goals are set together and revisited as progress is made. She encourages clients to try practical tools between meetings so therapy impacts everyday life.

How her approaches translate to online work

Mindfulness Therapy helps people slow down and notice thoughts, feelings, and body sensations without judgment. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, chronic pain, and strong emotions by teaching simple awareness practices.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small actions that match those values. It combines acceptance of difficult feelings with practical goals, which many people find helpful for motivation and coping with life changes.

Client-Centered Therapy puts the person's experience at the center of sessions. The therapist listens closely and reflects what matters to the client so decisions and direction come from the client's own priorities.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to test methods and choose what fits best based on goals and preferences. That process often blends elements from different approaches rather than sticking to one model.

Please confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific online or in-person options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example shorter check-ins between errands, talking without travel time, or choosing a session type that works with your schedule. Licensed professionals can adapt mindfulness, ACT, and client-centered techniques to remote sessions so tools learned in therapy translate into everyday routines.