About Rene
Rene Jourdan, LCPC, uses a practical, person-centered approach to help people facing anxiety and stress. She keeps sessions focused and down-to-earth. Rene speaks plainly about goals and next steps so clients can act between meetings.
She blends several methods to match each person’s needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports noticing difficult feelings while choosing actions that match values.
Background and approach
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and close connections. Rene has 11 years of clinical experience in Idaho. Much of her work has involved crisis response and helping people manage substance use and co-occurring mental health challenges.
That background informs a steady, practical style in both individual and group settings. Sessions often include skills practice, problem-solving, and clear plans for coping between meetings. She also leads groups that teach coping skills, mental health processing, and the Matrix Model for addiction recovery.
Those groups focus on concrete tools participants can use right away. People reach out to Rene for help with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, relationship and family stress, grief, ADHD, and life transitions. She aims to support people in making workable changes while honoring their values and strengths.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Rene commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in her work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce distress, which can help with anxiety, depression, and anger. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy teaches noticing difficult feelings without getting stuck, then choosing actions that reflect a person’s values to move forward.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, habits, and what feels most useful. Together they will try methods and adjust the plan based on what helps most in daily life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit varied schedules. Video calls let people work face-to-face when bandwidth and time allow. Phone sessions can be easier when video is difficult or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit quick updates, ongoing support, or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while juggling work, family, or travel.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Idaho
- Languages
- English
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