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About Daphney
Dr. Daphney Rene is a licensed clinical social worker with long experience helping people through hard times. She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and practices in New Jersey. She focuses on grief, parenting stress, anger, depression, and ADHD, and aims to meet people where they are.
Over three decades she has worked with many kinds of concerns, including abandonment, attachment matters, adoption and foster care, and issues that come with aging. She also supports people dealing with chronic illness, cancer, caregiver stress, body image worries, and communication or commitment struggles. Her background includes work with autism spectrum concerns and disruptive mood challenges.
Her style is straightforward and respectful. She treats each person as the expert on their life and looks for strengths to build on. In a session she listens, reflects, and helps people try practical steps that fit their daily life.
Dr. Rene uses several approaches to guide her work, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She applies tools from these methods to help with behavior patterns, difficult emotions, and relationship challenges.
Many clients start by naming one problem they want to change. From there she helps set clear goals and tests small changes. The focus is on useful strategies that can be practiced between sessions and adjusted as needed.
Over three decades she has worked with many kinds of concerns, including abandonment, attachment matters, adoption and foster care, and issues that come with aging. She also supports people dealing with chronic illness, cancer, caregiver stress, body image worries, and communication or commitment struggles. Her background includes work with autism spectrum concerns and disruptive mood challenges.
Her style is straightforward and respectful. She treats each person as the expert on their life and looks for strengths to build on. In a session she listens, reflects, and helps people try practical steps that fit their daily life.
Dr. Rene uses several approaches to guide her work, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She applies tools from these methods to help with behavior patterns, difficult emotions, and relationship challenges.
Many clients start by naming one problem they want to change. From there she helps set clear goals and tests small changes. The focus is on useful strategies that can be practiced between sessions and adjusted as needed.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It emphasizes values-based action so people can make choices that matter even when emotions are hard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors influence one another and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Dr. Rene will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and daily demands, then suggest ways of working that fit those needs. Together they adjust methods over time so the work stays useful and relevant.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people use approaches like ACT or CBT in the flow of everyday life, practicing skills between sessions and bringing real situations into conversation.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Experience
30+ years
Credentials
New Jersey, New York, Alabama, North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with grief, parenting stress, anger, depression, and ADHD, among other issues such as attachment, adoption and foster care, and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is respectful and practical; she listens, uses strengths in your story, and suggests small steps you can try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 30 years of professional experience to her practice, drawing on a range of settings and client concerns.
What credentials and region are associated with this therapist?
She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and practices from New Jersey with licensure in New York and Alabama noted in her background.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients supported?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions billed and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Use the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.