Research and expertise-backed therapy and counseling
Clinical services to help you move through stress and struggles as quickly and comfortably as possible so you can get back to your life.
Counseling and Therapy Services
Clinically excellent and research-informed therapy that is designed to meet you where you are at.
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Individual or couples therapy
Supervision that focuses on developing your clinical skills, legal and ethical knowledge, and personal character
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Supervision
Helping to train and develop your workforce or impact your school through compelling presentations
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Training or Speaking
Dr. Rensi is an active independent researcher. Below you will find completed and published studies. He is currently working on other studies, these will appear below as they are completed.
Research
Rensi, M., Geisler, J., Jacques, J., & Silber, C. (2024) Understanding Anxiety. Journal Ment Health Disord.;4(1):1-7.
Rensi, M., & Dykeman, C. (2022). The diagnosis of substance use disorders over the past century: Implications for addiction counselors. Annual Review of Addictions and Offender Counseling, 5, 117-140.
In review with Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology: Examining the Key Topics in Research Articles on Burnout among Firefighters, Police Officers, and First Responders: A Topic Modeling Analysis
Why Dr. Rensi?
Therapy Approaches - Dr. Rensi is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Focused CBT, Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
Education - Dr. Rensi holds both a Master’s and Ph.D. in counseling. While only the Master’s degree is needed to work as a counselor, the additional education further helps him provide quality therapy.
Training - Dr. Rensi provides training, education and supervision to other therapists. In order to do this, Dr. Rensi stays up-to-date on current research in order to have an accurate knowledge-base to draw from.
Research - Dr. Rensi is an active researcher. He reads, implements, conducts and publishes research.
Personal Experience - Dr. Rensi has struggled with and overcome his own mental health. This gives him a unique perspective that helps him connect with and aid his clients.
Military Background - Dr. Rensi served in the Marine Corps in the infantry on three combat tours. This gives him the ability to cope with distressing situations, a robust work ethic, and a high commitment to excellence that he uses to serve his clients.
FAQ
Do you take insurance? If not, why?
No, currently I do not take insurance. I don’t like the idea of having your information available to an insurance company. Additionally, not having to deal with insurance frees me up to focus on providing the best quality services to you.
Where are you located?
I am in the South Bay Area of California, but I currently only see clients online. I am licensed in both CA and OR, so I can see residents of either California or Oregon.
Who do you work with?
I primarily work with men in my counseling practice. However, I have worked with adults at any age and teens. I do not work with children under the age of 12 - I like them, I’m just not a very good therapist with that age group.
Therapy, over the internet, does that work?
Prior to 2020 this was much more of a concern on peoples’ minds. While therapy over telehealth is not for everyone, the research shows that it is effective, and for many people it is more desirable for a number of reasons: It’s easy to access, you don’t have to drive to an office, and the flexibility of being able to do therapy on a lunch break is the only way some people can access therapy.
What are your fees?
Individual and Couples counseling is $175 per 45-50 minute session.
Supervision depends on the specific contract.
Speaking and Training is negotiated per contract.
Is there a max participant number for trainings?
I have run trainings from small intimate groups (around 3 people) to groups as large as a couple hundred participants. All my trainings tend to have an active participation component and that is trickier with larger groups.
Do you offer super bills? What is a super bill?
Yes, I offer super bills, but I have to give you a diagnosis for that. A super bill is essentially a receipt that you take to your insurance and ask for reimbursement for what you paid for therapy. This is sometimes called Out of Network (OON) benefits. If and how much your insurance reimburses really depends. Most insurances will reimburse 50-70% of my fee. Check with your insurance.
Will therapy help me?
It really depends on a number of factors. Research tends to show for the vast majority of people therapy is very helpful. However, for some people therapy is not helpful at all, and for a small percentage of people therapy is shown to make things worse.