Rene Jourdan , LCPC

Rene Jourdan is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with a practice focused on adults and families navigating a wide range of mental health concerns. She brings an integrated, empathetic approach to therapy that aims to support clients in the present while helping them move toward the life they want to build. Her clinical work combines person-centered principles with motivational interviewing, reality therapy, solution-focused techniques, narrative methods, and cognitive-behavioral concepts to tailor treatment to each individual or family.

Rene has substantial experience in crisis intervention, having contributed to North Idaho crisis services through the North Idaho Crisis Line for more than five years. She has focused clinical expertise with people who have significant mental health needs, including suicide ideation and self-harm, as well as addiction and co-occurring diagnoses. In program roles she has supervised family and peer support services and both adult and adolescent substance abuse programs, and she currently serves as a program manager for a substance use disorder program while providing group and individual addiction treatment.

She frequently uses group modalities and has led therapeutic groups such as adult coping skills, basic mental health processing, and the Matrix Model of addiction. As an LCPC, Rene combines practical program experience with client-centered therapeutic work to address issues like stress, anxiety, trauma, addiction, relationship concerns, grief, parenting challenges, and other complex presentations.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Rene integrates several evidence-informed approaches to support clients in an online setting. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them while clarifying values and taking committed action - it is often helpful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an empathetic, nonjudgmental relationship in which the therapist follows the client’s lead to build insight and self-trust - this approach is useful for relationship concerns, self-esteem issues, and grief. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, which can reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and some mood-related concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Rene works collaboratively with clients to explore which methods best align with their needs, goals, and personal preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress and feedback indicate.

Online therapy offers flexible options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, access care from different locations, and continue work between appointments. Licensed professionals can use these modalities to provide consistent, goal-oriented support while accommodating clients’ routines and comfort levels.