About Renee
Therapist. Advocate. Educator.
I’m Renee Bracey, LMHC, a child and family therapist with more than 20 years of experience working with children, adolescents, and families.
My work has taken me from the therapy room to school meetings, clinical supervision, and the graduate classroom. Across each of those roles, I tend to come back to the same question: What is getting in the way?
Understanding that helps us figure out what comes next – whether that means building regulation skills with a child, helping a parent understand behavior differently, identifying supports at school, or helping a developing clinician think through a complex case.
Clinical experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families across a range of mental health and developmental needs.
Clinical work focused on regulation, anxiety, ADHD, autism, developmental trauma, executive functioning, and behavioral challenges.
Helping families understand how mental health and developmental needs affect educational access and navigate IEPs, 504 Plans, accommodations, and school supports.
Supporting developing counselors through clinical supervision and graduate counselor education.
My Work Has Always Been About Understanding the Why
Over the years, I’ve worked with children whose behavior made perfect sense once we understood what was underneath it. A child who looked oppositional might actually be overwhelmed. A child who seemed unmotivated might be struggling with executive functioning. A child who could use a skill perfectly in my office might not be able to access it in a noisy classroom or during a difficult moment at home.
Those experiences shaped the way I practice. Therapy can’t only be about what happens during a session. I want children to understand themselves, develop useful skills, and be able to use those skills in the places where life actually happens.
That naturally expanded my work beyond the therapy room. I began working more closely with parents and schools, helping families navigate educational supports, and eventually bringing that same practical approach into clinical supervision and counselor education.
I look beyond behavior to understand what may be getting in the way, then use that understanding to identify practical skills, supports, and next steps.
A practical, collaborative, and direct approach. I’ll ask questions, explain my thinking, and adjust strategies based on what actually works in real life.
