About Renate
Renate Kohlmann is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 25 years of clinical experience in California. She offers a calm, patient approach and helps people take practical steps when life feels overwhelming. Renate speaks English and German and guides clients through a wide range of emotional and practical challenges.
Renate keeps sessions focused on the person in front of her. She uses client-centered therapy to follow each person's priorities and pace.
How Renate works
When it helps, she draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at how past patterns affect present feelings and choices. She has worked extensively with anxiety, stress, depression, grief, and addictions. Renate also helps people facing family problems, communication struggles, and relationship concerns.
Practical coping strategies and clear, steady support are part of her work. Chronic pain, illness, and disability are areas she has supported people through, along with life transitions like midlife shifts and career changes. She also addresses issues such as isolation, compassion fatigue, and questions about life purpose.
Sessions can take place by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different needs. To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability. Renate aims to help people find workable steps forward and regain a sense of direction.
Renate lists 2 ways of working on the entry:
What Renate works with
The areas below are the ones Renate selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- HIV / AIDS
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Self esteem
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English, German |
| 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 client-centered and psychodynamic work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own goals and experience. The therapist listens closely, reflects what is said, and helps people find their own solutions. This approach is useful for stress, anxiety, self-esteem, and navigating life changes.Psychodynamic therapy looks at recurring patterns and the influence of past relationships on current feelings and behavior. It helps people understand why they react in certain ways and can be useful for grief, relationship issues, and deeper emotional concerns.
Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and immediate needs, then tailor sessions to what seems most helpful. Clients can try different focuses and adjust over time as circumstances change.
Online therapy offers flexibility that fits busy or changing lives. Video calls are good for a near face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging can fit shorter check-ins or allow regular contact without scheduling a full session. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or health-related challenges.
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