Renee Podunovich
She/Her/Hers
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCShe/Her/Hers
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCRenee is licensed in CO and UT. She works with women and specializes in trauma recovery, EMDR therapy, somatic modalities and creative processes that help build a capacity to meet challenges as an opportunity for growth. She offers caring, compassionate support and focused guidance to help people trust their own inner wisdom and self-healing abilities and make lasting changes in their lives.
Renee has practiced EMDR therapy since 2008. EMDR can reduce symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, depression, grief, performance anxiety & other difficult life challenges. It can also improve skills in performance & creativity (for professional athletes, performers, business professionals, public speakers), mindfulness, stress reduction, confidence, personal growth and overall health & wellness.
Renee believes optimal wellness comes from feeling connected to our essential nature within and to the larger world around us. She specializes in modalities that help you to find your own centered, wise self and to identify the opportunity for growth that is present in any life challenge. She utilizes somatic or body centered modalities that connect the mind-body for effective & lasting results including: EMDR, Mind-Body Bridging, Somatic Experiencing, Safely Embodied, Mindful Self Compassion, guided imagery & creative expressive therapies. She has a background in mindfulness meditation techniques including Vipassana or Insight meditation.
Whether you are in a period of difficult transition or wanting to deepen your connection to your creative process and build positive resources, Renee provides a safe environment where your wisdom and needs are put first.
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Life transitions - Coping with difficult or impactful life changes, such as moving to a new area, relationship transitions, child rearing, or career changes; learning self-care to better manage resulting stress
Peak performance - Addressing mental barriers to realizing full potential; overcoming performance anxiety and self-doubt to reach personal and professional goals
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Healing painful experiences and memories from the past
Women's issues - Therapy tailored to common concerns among women; providing a safe and understanding space to address life challenges, stressors, and questions around identity as a woman
Mind-body connection - Practicing mindfulness to draw together how the body feels physically and how the mind feels mentally; healing both physically and mentally
Years of Experience: 17 years
Mind-Body Connections Counseling, LPC, 2008 - Present
EDRIA, EMDR II, 2008
Adams State University, MA Clinical Counseling, 2006
Colorado: 0005872
Utah: 8397688-6004
English