Our Therapists
Christian St. Jacques
Christian St. Jacques specializes in working with teens, young and older adult males, and couples as a licensed mental health care practitioner (LMHC) in Washington State who received his Masters in Counseling and Mental Health at Northwest University. He draws from a variety of evidence-based approaches including Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Attachment, Family Systems model, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution Focused Therapy.
Working within a variety of therapeutic frameworks that are adapted based on the needs of the individual or couple, Christian can address every client holistically by evaluating biological, psychological, social, mental, spiritual variables that influence an individual's and couple’s current experience. The issues and challenges that you bring to counseling will provide the context for the work and in your time together, Christian will explore any one or a combination but not limited to cognitive mental models, current and past relational patterns to gain insight into the origins of emotions, thoughts, and behaviors.
Christian St. Jacques work with adolescent/ adult men and couples and provides care based on a diversity of needs, including but not limited to:
Teenage and Adult Males:
Male mental emotional health struggles
Personal growth, development, increasing self-awareness
Interpersonal relational challenges
Stress reduction and anxiety treatment
Mood Disorders such as Depression and Bipolar Disorder
Major life transitions such as marriage, divorce, break-ups, career, school, birth, death, etc.
Sexually unwanted behavior and other addictions
Sexual/Verbal/Psychological Abuse (Impact and recovery)
Childhood Abuse/Trauma (Impact and recovery)
Couples:
Emotional attunement and intimacy challenges
Pre-marital counseling and preparation (SYMBIS Certified)
Couple and Marital conflict, communication and resolution
Impact of affairs/infidelity and addiction
Dr. Renee St. Jacques
Dr. Renee St Jacques specializes in the relational and emotional/mental health of individual women and couples as a seasoned licensed psychologist (PsyD) in Washington State who received her Masters in Counseling Psychology and Doctorate in Counseling Psychology at Northwest University.
Dr. Renee St Jacques specializes in:
Individual Counseling for Women (Age 20+)
Couples Counseling and Relationship Coaching such as:
Premarital counseling
Couples and marriage conflict and communication
Her expertise primarily focuses on relational health, targeting issues such as:
Mental health triggers from stressful workplace dynamics or relationships such as with a manager or coworker
Anxiety and Depression symptoms linked to relationship issues
Relational stress in romantic, family, friendship, and work relationships
Common challenges with couples such as communication and emotional intimacy as well as complexities such as a breakups, emotional abuse, impact of personality disorders like narcissism and borderline, addiction, affairs or divorce
Difficult Family Dynamics such as codependence, triangulation, or enmeshment
NOTE: Dr. St Jacques does not specialize in trauma, post-partum depression, addiction, personality disorders, OCD, ADHD or severe mood disorders/suicidal ideation.
As a psychologist, Dr. St Jacques provides a nurturing therapeutic partnership with her clients to improve their lives. She draws from a variety of evidence-based approaches including Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution Focused Therapy, Gottman Method, Family Systems model, and Lifespan Integration.