Rene Jourdan, LCPC

Rene Jourdan is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) who uses practical, evidence-based approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, and mood concerns. She emphasizes clear goals and simple skills people can use between sessions to feel steadier and more in control. Rene writes in plain language and focuses on what to do next rather than long theoretical talks.

Her work combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with acceptance and attachment-informed ideas. She draws on techniques that help people shift unhelpful thinking, build new habits, and accept difficult feelings while moving toward what matters. Sessions can include skill practice, problem-solving, and reflection about relationships and past experiences.

Rene’s background includes more than a decade of clinical work and program supervision in addiction and mental health services. She has helped develop and run group programs for coping skills, mental health processing, and addiction recovery models. That experience informs how she structures individual and group meetings to keep them focused and practical.

She has provided crisis support in North Idaho and has worked with people facing suicide ideation, self-harm, and co-occurring disorders. Rene aims to create a steady, nonjudgmental space where people can learn tools and plan realistic next steps. Her approach is collaborative and goal-oriented, with attention to both immediate coping and longer-term change.

Rene practices in Idaho and offers services in English. She accepts international clients and provides sessions in a variety of online formats to match different needs and schedules.

Practical approaches for online care and skill building

Rene uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT breaks problems into steps and gives concrete strategies to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change patterns that get in the way.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on noticing difficult feelings without getting stuck and taking actions that match personal values. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to look at how past relationship patterns affect current connections and emotional responses.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Rene works with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is tracked. Clients help set goals and decide which skills to practice between sessions.

Online therapy offers flexibility that suits busy schedules. Video calls let people work face-to-face when more interaction is helpful. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to share thoughts between meetings and to get brief support during the week. These options help people keep therapy consistent while fitting it into everyday life.