- ACT and CBT methods
- Mindfulness and DBT skills
- Family and grief issues
About Jacqueline
Jacqueline Thomas is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Tennessee with eight years of experience. She works with people coping with depression, anxiety, stress, and self-esteem concerns. She also supports those dealing with grief, addictions, bipolar mood concerns, and feelings of guilt and shame.
Jacqueline uses practical, evidence-based strategies in sessions. She leans on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different actions. Mindfulness exercises and skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy are also used to steady strong emotions and reduce overwhelm.
People come for help with family problems, blended family issues, divorce and separation, and caregiver stress. She addresses communication problems, codependency, jealousy, and financial stress more directly when those topics come up. Veteran and armed forces issues are listed among her areas of focus as well.
Sessions emphasize plain talk, workable skills, and small experiments to test different ways of handling difficult moments. Jacqueline aims to help people sort out what they feel and what they want to change without jargon. She encourages steps that can fit into day-to-day life.
Her approach blends client-centered listening with structured techniques from ACT, CBT, DBT, and mindfulness. That mix supports people wrestling with emptiness, life purpose questions, isolation, and problems that repeat across relationships. If guilt or shame is part of the concern, she addresses those feelings alongside the other issues named above.
How Jacqueline Uses Therapy Methods Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then clarify values and take steps toward those values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts and trying practical behavior changes to reduce distress. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve moment-to-moment calm.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Jacqueline will collaborate with each person to choose approaches that match their goals, preferences, and the specific problems they bring. She combines listening with structured exercises so clients can try techniques between sessions and report back on what helps.
Session formats are not listed here, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example a shorter check-in during a break, not needing to travel, or choosing a phone session when bandwidth is limited. Many people find that working on specific ACT or CBT exercises between sessions helps progress feel steady even when life is full.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Tennessee
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with depression, anxiety, stress, self-esteem, grief, addictions, bipolar mood concerns, and guilt and shame among other issues.
How would she approach shame or guilt?
She uses approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new responses while also using mindfulness to sit with difficult emotions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relationship concerns.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Tennessee.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified here.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.