Rene Elsbury, LCSW

Rene Elsbury is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Indiana with seven years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and concerns connected to family and parenting. Rene also addresses relationship and intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, career matters, and coping with life changes.

Rene focuses on practical skills and clearer communication. Sessions typically involve identifying patterns that cause pain and trying small changes that make daily life easier. She draws on client-centered methods and cognitive-behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors.

Her background includes work with people recovering from sexual assault and abuse, those managing post-traumatic stress, and clients coping with complex medical or life circumstances such as cancer. She also supports people dealing with body image, abandonment, dissociation, and self-harm concerns. Rene uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy, EMDR, and mindfulness to address trauma symptoms and emotional regulation when appropriate.

Rene aims for a pragmatic, respectful approach. She helps people build coping skills, improve communication around family problems, and make clearer choices about relationships and parenting stress. Sessions move at a steady pace and focus on what the client wants to change in everyday life.

People who reach out should expect a collaborative conversation about goals during the first meetings. From there, Rene and the client plan steps that fit the client's schedule and priorities.

How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work