About Renata
Renata Peterson helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or big life transitions. She is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience. Renata focuses on building a calm space where people can talk about hard things and find ways forward.
She works with concerns such as low self-esteem, depression, and career struggles. She also addresses communication problems, feelings of guilt or shame, and social anxiety. Renata brings attention to issues like loneliness, finding life purpose, and post-traumatic stress.
How Renata works
Her approach includes hypnotherapy as one of the ways to access thoughts and feelings that can be hard to reach in ordinary conversation. Sessions aim to help people change unhelpful patterns, boost self-love, and regain motivation in daily life. Renata describes the first step as a small act of courage and focuses on making the room feel nonjudgmental.
She uses straightforward language and practical steps so people can try tools between sessions. The work often blends talking, real-life exercises, and guided techniques. She practices in California and conducts sessions in English.
People who want to begin are invited to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions that fit their needs.
Renata lists one way of working on the entry:
What Renata works with
The areas below are the ones Renata selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How hypnotherapy and online sessions work together
Hypnotherapy uses focused relaxation and guided attention to reach thoughts and feelings that are hard to access in regular talk. It can help with anxiety, low self-esteem, motivation, and habits that hold people back. Sessions are conversational and include guided techniques tailored to the person.In online work, Renata treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and how they respond to different techniques. Together they decide whether hypnotherapy or more traditional conversation and exercises is the best path forward.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into daily life. Video calls let people work face to face from a distance. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when movement or camera use is difficult. Live chat and text messaging provide shorter check-ins and written reflections that can fit a busy schedule. These options give flexibility for people balancing work, family, or other commitments.
Start online instead of waiting
Our partner service asks a few questions about what you are looking for and matches you with a therapist for sessions from home.
Book with RenataWe will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.
Common questions
What concerns does Renata most often address?
What is her therapeutic style like?
How much experience does she have?
What are her credentials and where is she based?
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Can people from other countries work with her?
What session formats are available?
How does the process of starting work?
A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. Entries are not assessed or endorsed by this directory.
Other entries for stress, anxiety
Supportive LCSW helping people build strength and clarity
Practical, trauma-aware therapy for everyday life
Practical, relational therapy for life transitions