Our Drug Rehab TeamOur staff at Renaissance Recovery Outpatient consists of caring professionals committed to excellence.
We work together to provide a safe and respectful environment while communicating with clients one-on-one and in group settings to help them achieve their addiction recovery goals. Our staff utilizes a team approach to ensure that all clients receive a comprehensive, in-depth treatment experience. Our staff takes pride in the success of our patients and their family members. |
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Taz Decker
Owner - Saint George, UT
Taz is a proud member of the recovery community with multiple years of personal and professional recovery experience. In June 2014, Taz and his wife Katie opened a substance abuse treatment center in St. George, Utah. Taz was introduced to recovery in 2009 with the help of his wife and family. Through treatment, recovery, and the 12 steps, Taz has been able to find peace, hope, and transcendence through spirituality, mindfulness, and his recovery family. Taz has compassion for those who are struggling with addiction and understands the depth, darkness, isolation, and torture caused by using drugs and alcohol. His lifelong mission is to guide those who suffer with the disease of addiction to the healing power of recovery. Taz is extremely excited to share with you his wisdom and experience in recovery because it has forever changed his, and his family’s lives forever.
Owner - Saint George, UT
Taz is a proud member of the recovery community with multiple years of personal and professional recovery experience. In June 2014, Taz and his wife Katie opened a substance abuse treatment center in St. George, Utah. Taz was introduced to recovery in 2009 with the help of his wife and family. Through treatment, recovery, and the 12 steps, Taz has been able to find peace, hope, and transcendence through spirituality, mindfulness, and his recovery family. Taz has compassion for those who are struggling with addiction and understands the depth, darkness, isolation, and torture caused by using drugs and alcohol. His lifelong mission is to guide those who suffer with the disease of addiction to the healing power of recovery. Taz is extremely excited to share with you his wisdom and experience in recovery because it has forever changed his, and his family’s lives forever.
Katie Decker
Owner - Saint George, UT
B.S. University of Utah FCS 2004
Since 2009 Katie has been in recovery from Codependency with years of Al-anon experience. Katie has a passion to pass along what was given to her throughout her journey. Sharing her experience, strength, and hope she has gained over the years in many different support groups which include: LDS 12 step support groups where she facilitated a sex and pornography addiction support group for spouses, leading restorative women's retreats for the non profit HOYH Inc., and online courses given by Brene Brown. In 2019 Katie launched www.braveheartliving.com which will give you the ability to designed to face codependency, stop enabling and caretaking, heal relationships and create better connections with loved ones, learn to set boundaries, remove toxic relationships, connect with your higher self, learn conflict resolution, understand the grief cycle, create shame resilience, process anxiety and fear, receive more grace through life's adversary, fully embrace bravery. Katie firmly believes that not only does the addict need healing and support but the family members do also.
Owner - Saint George, UT
B.S. University of Utah FCS 2004
Since 2009 Katie has been in recovery from Codependency with years of Al-anon experience. Katie has a passion to pass along what was given to her throughout her journey. Sharing her experience, strength, and hope she has gained over the years in many different support groups which include: LDS 12 step support groups where she facilitated a sex and pornography addiction support group for spouses, leading restorative women's retreats for the non profit HOYH Inc., and online courses given by Brene Brown. In 2019 Katie launched www.braveheartliving.com which will give you the ability to designed to face codependency, stop enabling and caretaking, heal relationships and create better connections with loved ones, learn to set boundaries, remove toxic relationships, connect with your higher self, learn conflict resolution, understand the grief cycle, create shame resilience, process anxiety and fear, receive more grace through life's adversary, fully embrace bravery. Katie firmly believes that not only does the addict need healing and support but the family members do also.
Jeff Duncan - LMFT
Clinical Director - Saint George, UT Jeff is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has been practicing in Southern Utah for the last 10 years. Jeff graduated from Argosy University with a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy and received his Bachelor's Degree in Sociology from California State University Bakersfield. Jeff has provided a wide variety of services to the community over the years. He has provided Specialized Abuse treatment services, has worked with AP&P, has worked in youth residential, and has provided community crisis services. Jeff was one of the first in Southern Utah to become a State of Utah Certified Crisis Worker. Jeff provides Individual, Family, Marital, and Group therapy services as well as Substance Use and Psychoeducational therapies. In his spare time Jeff enjoys playing softball. He participates in multiple city leagues as well as the local clean and sober softball league. |
Crystal Thompson
Office Administrator - Saint George, UT Crystal Thompson has been an active member in the recovery community since 2016. She is the office administrator here at Renaissance Recovery Addiction Treatment Center. Crystal is a Certified Peer Support Specialist and has experience as an Adult Mental Health Case Manager. Crystal is very passionate about recovery and helping others on their recovery journey. She loves making people laugh, smile, and learn how to have fun and enjoy recovery. Crystal loves getting to see the light come back into someone's eyes as they find their pathway back to a life worth living. 
Giovanna Colombo LASUDC
Licensed Advanced Substance Use Disorder Counselor - Saint George, UT Giovanna Colombo is a Certified Advanced Substance Use Disorder Counselor. She is originally from Rome, Italy, and completed a BS in Psychology from Brigham Young University and MS in Family Ecology from the University of Utah. She also received specialized post-graduate training and certification in Trauma Competency from the Institute for Family Professionals (IFP) and Family Therapy from The Child and Family Therapy Center in Philadelphia, Pa. While living in Philadelphia. Giovanna worked in federal and state prisons teaching parenting classes and providing addiction counseling. She also directed a residential treatment program working with criminal justice clients in recovery from substance abuse and mental illness. She enjoys the outdoors and believes in the importance of living a balanced life by staying active, engaged, and intentional about nurturing the spiritual, emotional, mental, physical, and relational areas of one’s life. 
Jared Johnson
Recovery Coach - Saint George, UT Jared has been in recovery since September of 2018. He holds a BS of Psychology and provides case management and recovery coaching services. He has an extensive knowledge of music and uses this to provide supplemental music and art experiential activities for clients. Jared has been a facilitator for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Addiction Recovery Program (ARP) and continues to be an active member of the recovery community here in St. George. Some of Jared's passions and hobbies include spending time with family, camping, fishing, backpacking, snowboarding, and writing and recording music. |
