- Stress and anxiety
- Addiction and SUD
- CBT and ACT methods
About Rene
Rene Jourdan is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 11 years of experience based in Idaho. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, relationship and family concerns, and other mental health struggles. Rene also addresses issues like ADHD, grief, parenting strain, and career-related stress.
Rene combines person-centered ideas with practical strategies from cognitive-behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment approaches. Sessions focus on clear goals, skill building, and making manageable changes day to day. She uses techniques from dialectical behavior therapy and attachment-based work when emotion regulation or relationship patterns are central.
Her background includes more than five years on the North Idaho Crisis Line, providing crisis support. She has led and supervised family and peer support programs and adolescent and adult substance use programs. That experience informs her work with people who have addiction and co-occurring diagnoses.
Rene currently manages a substance use disorder program and offers both group and individual addiction treatment. She has facilitated coping skills groups, basic mental health processing groups, and groups based on the Matrix Model of addiction. These group experiences shape how she structures skills practice and peer support.
In sessions she aims to help people identify what matters to them, learn skills to manage intense emotions, and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. The work is collaborative and practical, with an emphasis on what can change between appointments.
How ACT, CBT and attachment work in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small committed steps toward them. It helps when someone feels stuck, uncertain about direction, or overwhelmed by self-criticism.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions interact. It teaches practical skill work for managing anxiety, depression and unhelpful behavior patterns through experiments and homework.
Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to relationship patterns that affect how people connect and handle conflict. It can be useful when intimacy issues, attachment wounds, or family patterns are central concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rene will talk with the client about goals and preferences and together decide which methods to prioritize. This is a collaborative process that can shift as needs change.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats she currently uses. One practical benefit of online sessions is easier fitting of appointments into a work or study schedule. Another is the ability to use shared worksheets, skill demonstrations, and quick check-ins without travel. These elements can make it simpler to practice skills between sessions and keep therapy part of everyday life.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Idaho
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, relationship and family concerns, ADHD, grief, parenting and career issues.
How would she approach therapy?
She blends client-centered work with cognitive-behavioral techniques, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, DBT skills, and attachment-focused ideas to build practical coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Rene has 11 years of experience, including crisis line work and program supervision in substance use and mental health services.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing from Idaho.
Can she work with people who live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered to international clients as well as people in the United States. Conversations take place in English.
What session formats are used?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific session formats.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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