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Jacqueline Hayes

Jacqueline Hayes, LMFT

LMFT - Anxiety and Family concerns

California

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Credentials
LMFT
License
LMFT, California / 50113
NPI
1669715918
Experience
16 years
Languages
English
Location
California
  • Stress and anxiety
  • Parenting support
  • Depression help

About Jacqueline

Jacqueline Hayes is an LMFT licensed in California with 16 years of clinical experience. She works with people who are struggling with stress and anxiety, and she helps with family and parenting concerns, self-esteem, depression, and motivation. She also supports those dealing with relationship strain, grief, anger, addiction, and challenges such as ADHD and bipolar mood issues.

Jacqueline focuses on clear, practical conversation. She listens to what feels most pressing and then helps set small, doable goals. Sessions are direct and conversational, with an emphasis on building skills for everyday situations. Expect straightforward feedback and step-by-step suggestions you can try between meetings.

Her work includes addressing abandonment and attachment concerns, communication problems, control and impulsivity issues, and caregiver stress. Jacqueline also helps people with life transitions, midlife questions, money and career decisions, and feelings of isolation or shame. She brings sixteen years of experience to these topics and draws on approaches that are evidence based.

Jacqueline adjusts the plan as progress is made and as needs change. She helps people notice patterns, test new behaviors, and reflect on what does and doesn’t work. Practical coping tools and conversational problem-solving are common parts of sessions.

Sessions are conducted in English and she accepts international clients. The cost varies by location and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions can fit

Jacqueline draws on evidence-based techniques that focus on changing unhelpful patterns and building practical skills. One common approach helps people identify thoughts and behaviors that keep stress and anxiety active, then tests new, small changes to reduce their impact. This approach is useful for social anxiety, worry, and low mood. Another approach looks at relationship patterns and attachment concerns by mapping how early connections affect present interactions and then practicing new ways of relating in daily life. That can help with communication problems, abandonment fears, and intimacy-related issues.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Jacqueline collaborates with each person to see what methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made. She explains options clearly and involves clients in the choice of techniques.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing a shorter check-in when needed, or avoiding being on camera if that feels better. Licensed professionals offer these practical benefits while helping people practice changes that matter in everyday social situations.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsParenting issuesSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Experience

16+ years

Listed in

California

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, family and parenting issues, self-esteem, depression, and related areas such as relationships, addiction, grief, and ADHD.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She uses a direct, conversational approach with practical goals and step-by-step suggestions to try between sessions.

How much experience does she have?

Jacqueline has sixteen years of professional experience as an LMFT.

Where is she licensed and located?

She is a California LMFT and practices from California.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats; confirm the current session options before booking.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start a first session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.

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