Certified Narcissist Abuse Trauma Clinician
Trauma-focused therapy for healing and recovery
Expert Trauma & Abuse Therapy
Meet Renee Cherowitz, MS, QS, LMHC
With 16 years of clinical experience, I am a trauma-focused Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Qualified Supervisor for registered mental health counseling interns. I am dedicated to helping individuals navigate trauma, relational challenges, anxiety, life transitions, and the lasting effects of difficult experiences. My work is grounded in trauma, resilience, attachment, and whole-person healing.
As a Trauma-Sensitive Somatic Practitioner and Certified Narcissistic Abuse Treatment Clinician, I specialize in supporting individuals impacted by narcissistic abuse, relational trauma, attachment wounds, and patterns that can affect the mind, body, nervous system, relationships, and sense of self. I am also an Adoption Competency Therapist, recognizing the unique attachment and developmental experiences that may accompany adoption and family relationships.
My therapeutic approach integrates evidence-informed trauma interventions with somatic and mind-body practices. I am a Master Trained Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) Therapist and EMDR Trained, and I tailor treatment to each individual's needs, readiness, and goals.
I also have experience working with first responders, law enforcement, and other professionals exposed to high-stress and potentially traumatic experiences. My professional background includes working with the Florida Department of Children and Families and the Child Protection Team at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, experiences that have shaped my understanding of trauma, child welfare, family systems, resilience, and the complex ways trauma can affect individuals and relationships.
In addition, I am a Certified Divorce Specialist with training in collaborative law, allowing me to support individuals navigating separation, divorce, high-conflict relationships, and significant life transitions.
I believe healing involves more than understanding what happened. It involves learning to recognize what your mind and body are communicating, developing emotional regulation, strengthening boundaries and self-trust, reconnecting with your authentic self, and creating a life that reflects your values.
In addition to my clinical practice, I enjoy providing professional presentations, workshops, and educational programs on trauma, narcissistic abuse, relationships, resilience, and healing for clinicians and community audiences.
Services
I provide individualized, trauma-informed services designed to support healing, resilience, self-awareness, healthy relationships, and meaningful personal growth. Services are tailored to each client's unique needs, goals, clinical presentation, and readiness.
Individual Psychotherapy
Individual therapy for adults experiencing trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, life transitions, emotional regulation difficulties, low self-worth, boundary concerns, and interpersonal challenges.
Trauma Therapy
Trauma-focused therapy for individuals experiencing the effects of childhood trauma, neglect, abuse, PTSD, CPTSD, relational trauma, attachment wounds, and other traumatic experiences.
Narcissistic Abuse & Relational Trauma
Specialized support for individuals impacted by narcissistic or emotionally abusive relationships, including trauma bonding, gaslighting, coercive control, people-pleasing, fawning, boundary difficulties, loss of self, and rebuilding self-trust.
Somatic & Mind-Body Therapy
Somatic-informed interventions designed to increase awareness of the body's responses to stress and trauma while supporting grounding, emotional regulation, nervous-system awareness, and mind-body connection.
Trauma-Informed Hypnotherapy
Trauma-informed hypnotherapy may be incorporated when clinically appropriate to support relaxation, self-awareness, emotional regulation, and individualized therapeutic goals.
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) & EMDR
Trauma-focused approaches that may be incorporated to address distressing experiences and trauma-related responses. ART and EMDR are utilized based on clinical appropriateness, client readiness, and individualized treatment goals.
Attachment & Relationship Healing
Support for individuals exploring attachment wounds, relationship patterns, trust, communication, emotional availability, boundaries, and the impact of early family experiences on current relationships.
Family Therapy
Family therapy may be incorporated when clinically appropriate or when family involvement supports treatment goals. Sessions may focus on improving communication, strengthening relationships, establishing healthy boundaries, increasing emotional understanding, addressing dysfunctional family patterns, and developing healthier ways of navigating conflict and change. Family involvement is individualized based on clinical needs, treatment goals, safety, and appropriateness.
First Responders & Law Enforcement
Trauma-informed services for first responders, law enforcement professionals, and others exposed to high-stress or potentially traumatic experiences, including occupational stress, trauma exposure, burnout, relationship difficulties, and challenges transitioning out of survival mode.
Divorce & High-Conflict Relationship Support
Support for individuals navigating separation, divorce, difficult relationship transitions, and high-conflict interpersonal dynamics, informed by my training as a Certified Divorce Specialist and in collaborative law.
Adoption-Competent Therapy
Adoption-competent services incorporating an understanding of attachment, identity, developmental experiences, and relational considerations that may arise within adoption-related experiences.
Clinical Supervision
Qualified supervision for registered mental health counseling interns, with an emphasis on clinical development, ethical practice, trauma-informed care, case conceptualization, and professional growth.
Presentations & Workshops
Professional and community education on trauma, narcissistic abuse, trauma bonding, attachment, relational dynamics, resilience, somatic healing, emotional regulation, and related topics for clinicians, organizations, and community audiences.
Who I Am & Why I Do This Work
I believe people are more than the experiences they have endured. Trauma can shape how we see ourselves, how we relate to others, and how our minds and bodies respond to the world around us. Over the past 16 years as a mental health clinician, I have had the privilege of working with individuals navigating trauma, anxiety, relationships, family dynamics, life transitions, and significant emotional challenges.
My clinical work has increasingly centered on understanding the intersection of trauma, attachment, resilience, and the mind-body connection. I am especially passionate about supporting individuals who have experienced childhood neglect or abuse, emotionally immature or dysfunctional family systems, narcissistic abuse, and relational trauma. I have seen how these experiences can impact a person's sense of safety, self-worth, voice, boundaries, and ability to trust themselves and others.
I do this work because I believe healing involves more than simply understanding what happened. Clients deserve an opportunity to understand why they respond the way they do, recognize the protective strategies that once helped them survive, and develop new ways of relating to themselves and others. I want clients to know that the responses that developed to help them survive difficult circumstances are not evidence that something is wrong with them. They are often adaptations to what they experienced.
My approach is holistic and trauma-informed, incorporating the connection between the mind, body, emotions, relationships, and personal values. As a Trauma-Sensitive Somatic Practitioner, trauma-informed hypnotherapist, Master Trained Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) Therapist, and EMDR-trained clinician, I draw from a variety of approaches to meet each person where they are. I believe therapy should be individualized because there is no single path to healing.
I am particularly passionate about helping clients reclaim their voice, strengthen self-worth, develop healthy boundaries, increase agency, and reconnect with the parts of themselves that may have been lost through trauma or difficult relationships.
At the heart of my work is a simple belief:
You are not defined by what happened to you. Healing is learning that you can have a voice, have needs, set boundaries, trust yourself, and create a life that feels authentically yours.
My goal is to create a therapeutic space where clients feel seen, respected, supported, and empowered to move beyond surviving and toward meaningful, sustainable healing.
Meet Renee Cherowitz, MS, QS, LMHC
With 16 years of clinical experience, I am a trauma-focused Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Qualified Supervisor for registered mental health counseling interns. I am dedicated to helping individuals navigate trauma, relational challenges, anxiety, life transitions, and the lasting effects of difficult experiences. My work is grounded in trauma, resilience, attachment, and whole-person healing.
As a Trauma-Sensitive Somatic Practitioner and Certified Narcissistic Abuse Treatment Clinician, I specialize in supporting individuals impacted by narcissistic abuse, relational trauma, attachment wounds, and patterns that can affect the mind, body, nervous system, relationships, and sense of self. I am also an Adoption Competency Therapist, recognizing the unique attachment and developmental experiences that may accompany adoption and family relationships.
My therapeutic approach integrates evidence-informed trauma interventions with somatic and mind-body practices. I am a Master Trained Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) Therapist and EMDR Trained, and I tailor treatment to each individual's needs, readiness, and goals.
I also have experience working with first responders, law enforcement, and other professionals exposed to high-stress and potentially traumatic experiences. My professional background includes working with the Florida Department of Children and Families and the Child Protection Team at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, experiences that have shaped my understanding of trauma, child welfare, family systems, resilience, and the complex ways trauma can affect individuals and relationships.
In addition, I am a Certified Divorce Specialist with training in collaborative law, allowing me to support individuals navigating separation, divorce, high-conflict relationships, and significant life transitions.
I believe healing involves more than understanding what happened. It involves learning to recognize what your mind and body are communicating, developing emotional regulation, strengthening boundaries and self-trust, reconnecting with your authentic self, and creating a life that reflects your values.
In addition to my clinical practice, I enjoy providing professional presentations, workshops, and educational programs on trauma, narcissistic abuse, relationships, resilience, and healing for clinicians and community audiences.
Services
I provide individualized, trauma-informed services designed to support healing, resilience, self-awareness, healthy relationships, and meaningful personal growth. Services are tailored to each client's unique needs, goals, clinical presentation, and readiness.
Individual Psychotherapy
Individual therapy for adults experiencing trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, life transitions, emotional regulation difficulties, low self-worth, boundary concerns, and interpersonal challenges.
Trauma Therapy
Trauma-focused therapy for individuals experiencing the effects of childhood trauma, neglect, abuse, PTSD, CPTSD, relational trauma, attachment wounds, and other traumatic experiences.
Narcissistic Abuse & Relational Trauma
Specialized support for individuals impacted by narcissistic or emotionally abusive relationships, including trauma bonding, gaslighting, coercive control, people-pleasing, fawning, boundary difficulties, loss of self, and rebuilding self-trust.
Somatic & Mind-Body Therapy
Somatic-informed interventions designed to increase awareness of the body's responses to stress and trauma while supporting grounding, emotional regulation, nervous-system awareness, and mind-body connection.
Trauma-Informed Hypnotherapy
Trauma-informed hypnotherapy may be incorporated when clinically appropriate to support relaxation, self-awareness, emotional regulation, and individualized therapeutic goals.
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) & EMDR
Trauma-focused approaches that may be incorporated to address distressing experiences and trauma-related responses. ART and EMDR are utilized based on clinical appropriateness, client readiness, and individualized treatment goals.
Attachment & Relationship Healing
Support for individuals exploring attachment wounds, relationship patterns, trust, communication, emotional availability, boundaries, and the impact of early family experiences on current relationships.
Family Therapy
Family therapy may be incorporated when clinically appropriate or when family involvement supports treatment goals. Sessions may focus on improving communication, strengthening relationships, establishing healthy boundaries, increasing emotional understanding, addressing dysfunctional family patterns, and developing healthier ways of navigating conflict and change. Family involvement is individualized based on clinical needs, treatment goals, safety, and appropriateness.
First Responders & Law Enforcement
Trauma-informed services for first responders, law enforcement professionals, and others exposed to high-stress or potentially traumatic experiences, including occupational stress, trauma exposure, burnout, relationship difficulties, and challenges transitioning out of survival mode.
Divorce & High-Conflict Relationship Support
Support for individuals navigating separation, divorce, difficult relationship transitions, and high-conflict interpersonal dynamics, informed by my training as a Certified Divorce Specialist and in collaborative law.
Adoption-Competent Therapy
Adoption-competent services incorporating an understanding of attachment, identity, developmental experiences, and relational considerations that may arise within adoption-related experiences.
Clinical Supervision
Qualified supervision for registered mental health counseling interns, with an emphasis on clinical development, ethical practice, trauma-informed care, case conceptualization, and professional growth.
Presentations & Workshops
Professional and community education on trauma, narcissistic abuse, trauma bonding, attachment, relational dynamics, resilience, somatic healing, emotional regulation, and related topics for clinicians, organizations, and community audiences.
Who I Am & Why I Do This Work
I believe people are more than the experiences they have endured. Trauma can shape how we see ourselves, how we relate to others, and how our minds and bodies respond to the world around us. Over the past 16 years as a mental health clinician, I have had the privilege of working with individuals navigating trauma, anxiety, relationships, family dynamics, life transitions, and significant emotional challenges.
My clinical work has increasingly centered on understanding the intersection of trauma, attachment, resilience, and the mind-body connection. I am especially passionate about supporting individuals who have experienced childhood neglect or abuse, emotionally immature or dysfunctional family systems, narcissistic abuse, and relational trauma. I have seen how these experiences can impact a person's sense of safety, self-worth, voice, boundaries, and ability to trust themselves and others.
I do this work because I believe healing involves more than simply understanding what happened. Clients deserve an opportunity to understand why they respond the way they do, recognize the protective strategies that once helped them survive, and develop new ways of relating to themselves and others. I want clients to know that the responses that developed to help them survive difficult circumstances are not evidence that something is wrong with them. They are often adaptations to what they experienced.
My approach is holistic and trauma-informed, incorporating the connection between the mind, body, emotions, relationships, and personal values. As a Trauma-Sensitive Somatic Practitioner, trauma-informed hypnotherapist, Master Trained Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) Therapist, and EMDR-trained clinician, I draw from a variety of approaches to meet each person where they are. I believe therapy should be individualized because there is no single path to healing.
I am particularly passionate about helping clients reclaim their voice, strengthen self-worth, develop healthy boundaries, increase agency, and reconnect with the parts of themselves that may have been lost through trauma or difficult relationships.
At the heart of my work is a simple belief:
You are not defined by what happened to you. Healing is learning that you can have a voice, have needs, set boundaries, trust yourself, and create a life that feels authentically yours.
My goal is to create a therapeutic space where clients feel seen, respected, supported, and empowered to move beyond surviving and toward meaningful, sustainable healing.
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