Renae Larsen MS, LMHC

Absolutely — here’s your updated professional bio with the new additions about being an adoptive parent and your work with families navigating complex child behaviors: --- **Renae Larsen, MS, LMHC, LIMHP, LMC** **Owner & Therapist | Renae Larsen, LLC** Renae Larsen is a licensed mental health therapist and the founder of Renae Larsen, LLC, proudly serving the Council Bluffs/Omaha metro area where she was born and raised. After a successful 15-year career in the commercial insurance industry, Renae followed her calling to support others in a more meaningful way. She earned her Master of Science in Clinical Counseling from Bellevue University and has since dedicated her work to helping individuals and families heal, grow, and thrive. Renae began her clinical career by providing in-home Behavioral Health Intervention Services (BHIS), gaining valuable hands-on experience with clients in their natural environments. Seeking to support clients on a deeper level, she pursued advanced training in trauma-informed care, becoming trained in EMDR therapy in 2018, and later became EMDR certified. This led to a deep and lasting interest in both complex trauma and single-incident trauma, which have become areas of specialty in her practice. Renae works with individuals across the lifespan and is deeply committed to honoring each person’s unique life story. She is particularly passionate about supporting families facing the challenges of parenting children with big, baffling behaviors, and draws from both professional and personal experience as an adoptive parent. She understands the layered dynamics of trauma, attachment, and emotional regulation in children, and works to create a compassionate, practical path forward for families. A lifelong learner, Renae is passionate about continuing her education through clinical trainings and an ongoing love of reading. She believes that staying informed and curious is essential to providing the highest level of care to her clients. In addition to being certified in EMDR, Renae has completed specialized training in: * Attachment * Circle of Security Parenting * Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) * Complex Trauma * PCIT-Iowa (Parent-Child Interaction Therapy) * Polyvagal Theory * Relational Therapy * Sandtray Therapy * Structural Dissociation She continues to engage in ongoing education and clinical development to ensure that she is offering the most effective, compassionate care possible.