- Anxiety and stress
- Trauma and abuse
- Attachment work
About Jacqueline
Jacqueline Dougherty is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (FL LMHC) with six years of clinical experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Jacqueline also supports people facing addictions, intimacy-related concerns, eating issues, parenting stress, anger, career challenges, bipolar disorder, depression, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
Her approach centers on talking through what feels most pressing. She uses clear conversation and practical strategies rather than jargon. Sessions focus on understanding patterns, building skills, and testing small changes between meetings.
Jacqueline draws on several established methods, including attachment-based work, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, and emotionally-focused tools. These approaches help with relationships, mood, and managing overwhelming thoughts or urges. She adapts what she uses to each person’s situation.
In practice she pays attention to how past relationships shape current feelings and choices. That can include exploring abandonment, attachment issues, blended family concerns, adoption and foster care histories, and codependency. She also addresses practical life strains like caregiver stress, chronic illness, and workplace pressure.
Jacqueline offers sessions in English from Florida. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session through the site. The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-based work looks at how past relationships shape current reactions and closeness. Online sessions can be a place to talk through these patterns and practice new ways of relating. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people feel heard; that style fits conversational video or phone meetings where the therapist mirrors concerns and helps clarify goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) breaks down thinking and behavior patterns into small steps and teaches concrete skills, which can be practiced between sessions and reviewed remotely.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Jacqueline will collaborate with each person to choose which methods to emphasize based on their goals, day-to-day demands, and what feels workable. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan as progress or obstacles appear.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. Many people appreciate that remote sessions can fit into a lunch break, reduce travel time, or allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Online work also makes it easier to try skill practice between meetings and bring real-life situations into discussion without promising any particular format.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, addictions, intimacy concerns, eating issues, parenting stress, anger, bipolar and depression, ADHD, and related challenges listed on her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses direct conversation and practical strategies drawn from client-centered, attachment-based, CBT, DBT, and emotionally-focused approaches. Sessions focus on patterns and skill-building.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience working with the concerns noted on her profile.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (FL LMHC) and practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and what does cost look like?
Session cost varies with location and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.