ABOUT DR. DENISE RENYE

Dr. Renye has a friendly, down-to-earth and professional approach that will allow space for you to be at ease when talking about sensitive subjects. She has specialized training and has worked directly with people in the areas of sexuality, relationships, states of consciousness, psychedelic integration and intimacy. She holds a Masters degrees in Human Sexuality from Widener University (Philadelphia), one of two accredited scholastic programs in human sexuality located in the US.  She also holds both a Masters degree and a Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology, from The California Institute of Integral Studies (San Francisco), a professional school of psychology that focuses on the the integration of Eastern Philosophy/Practice and Western Psychology. Dr. Denise is certified as a sexologist through the American College of Sexologists and the American Board of Sexology. She is also certified as a 500 hour Yoga teacher (500-RYT) through the Yoga Alliance and as a Yoga Therapist through the International Association of Yoga Therapy (IAYT)

Training and Education

Dr. Denise Renye is a licensed clinical psychologist (in the states of California and Colorado). She has been a certified sexologist for almost 20 years after receiving her Master degree in Human Sexuality. After training and studying various forms of body movement in different cultures and countries, Dr. Renye became a certified yoga therapist. She weaves the somatic seamlessly throughout the work. While yogic philosophy and certain experimenters and characters in psychology, like Marion Milner and Wilfred Bion and William James and Marion Woodman, lend themselves to the mystical and spiritual aspects of life, Dr. Renye sought certification as a psychedelic assisted therapist and integrationist. She currently practices using psychoeducation regarding ‘set and setting’, understanding the overlap between sexuality and psychedelic science and therapy, and providing space for deep psychedelic integration offered both individually and in group settings. Denise previously ran a consultation company offering executive coaching, leadership development, meeting facilitation with a focus on bridging the communication gap between site workers and office workers.

Dr. Denise was in the first cohort to graduate from the Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research (CPTR) at CIIS and provides psychedelic integration individually and in group settings, focusing on somatics and sexuality. She is certified as a psychedelic assisted therapist with MDMA through the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Science (MAPS). She has studied embodied spiritual practices nationally and internationally through research and experiential learning and has conducted and published research on embodied psycho-spirituality. Integrating the whole person, soma and psyche, is integral in her approach to the work she does.

She is highly trained in many diverse modalities and has worked with folx from all walks of life, conducting therapy, coaching, consultation and ritual. This private practice has evolved over decades of devotion to various forms of study including dance/dance therapy, yoga/yoga therapy, somatic and energy psychology modalities, psychoanalysis, Jungian therapy, EMDR, sex therapy. Dr. Denise has worked serving the inner city populations offering home visits through’ Early Intervention for infants and families’ programs, headstarts and Infant-Parent programs. She has worked with the housing insecure, trauma centers and in substance/process addiction intervention facilities and rehabilitation centers. She has worked in domestic violence shelters and rape crisis counseling and court advocacy centers.

Dr. Denise has created a program making services available to more people from all socio-economic classes to access insight-oriented depth therapy and coaching (Blue Collar Wellness Initiative Program).

Denise Renye, M.Ed., M.A., PsyD, C-IAYT, RYT

Dr. Denise Renye - Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Certified Clinical Sexologist - works with individuals, couples and groups using evidence based clinical psychology techniques. She holds the following degrees from accredited educational institutions:  

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology from LaSalle University

• Masters degree in human sexuality from Widener University

• Masters degree in Clinical Psychology from CIIS

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from CIIS

She is highly trained in the following talk therapy techniques to address root causes of psychological, spiritual, and sexual concerns: psychodynamic and psychoanalytic psychotherapy, Jungian psychotherapy, sensate focus, mindfulness, holistic approach, brief-solution focused, insight oriented, transpersonal, systems theory and EFT.

Dr. Denise is highly trained in the following Western Psychology techniques to address root causes of psychological and sexual concerns:

Dr. Denise works with individuals, couples and groups in her office as well as nature-based settings. These sessions are available in-person and remotely via video or phone conferencing (depending on modality). Using following theory and practice, sessions may include the following:

• Pranayama

• Meditation

• Yoga

• EFT

• Mindfulness

• Spontaneous Embodied Spiritual Experience (SESE)

• Hands-on-Healing

• Access Consciousness Body Processes

• Reiki

• Thai Massage Therapy

Oftentimes blending healing modalities can be the most effective treatment. Dr. Denise develops individualized treatments using healing arts and rituals to assist with sensory and somatic integration through life transitions. These types of sessions typically last a few hours to a full day and can be designed in a weekend workshop model.

Some examples of these rituals have included:

• Healing and Creative arts

• Retirement ritual

• Death and Letting go ritual

• Rebirth and renewal ritual

• Psychedelic Integration rituals

• Sexuality Mapping and Pattern Breaking Ritual

• Dreamwork Ritual and Dream Yoga

• Yoga Nidra

• Lotus Ritual

• Crone(hood) Ritual

• Grief Ritual