- Attachment-based work
- CBT strategies
- EMDR approaches
About Jacqueline
Jacqueline Rafter is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with ten years of practice. She works with people facing anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, ADHD, parenting challenges, and related concerns such as anger and stress.
She sees people who have experienced physical, emotional, or sexual trauma and those coping with career change or major life adjustments. Jacqueline uses practical skills to help manage day-to-day difficulties while addressing deeper patterns that keep problems repeating.
Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas and client-centered conversation to understand how early relationships shape current reactions. She also uses cognitive behavioral methods to spot unhelpful thinking and behaviors, and EMDR techniques when trauma memories are part of the picture.
Sessions are meant to be direct and interactive. Jacqueline helps people learn specific coping strategies, practice new ways of communicating, and work through difficult memories at a pace that fits them.
She is licensed in Michigan as a CA LCSW and holds an MI LMSW. Jacqueline works with topics including intimacy-related concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency, communication and commitment issues, and concerns related to kink and alternative sexual cultures.
People interested in beginning work are invited to follow the site process to match and schedule a first session. Language of service is English and international clients are not accepted.
How her approaches translate to online work
Jacqueline integrates attachment-based ideas, client-centered conversation, and cognitive behavioral techniques into online sessions. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships affect current reactions and helps people understand relationship patterns. Client-centered work emphasizes listening and follow-up questions so the person directs what to focus on. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps spot unhelpful thoughts and habits and practices alternative responses for anxiety, stress, and relationship difficulties.Choosing the right approach is part of the work itself. Jacqueline discusses options with each person and together they decide what methods and pace feel most useful. That collaborative process continues as goals evolve and new challenges appear.
The site process describes how to match and schedule a first session, but the biography does not list specific session formats here. Please confirm current session options before booking so you know whether video or another format is offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so people can keep therapy going alongside work, caregiving, or other responsibilities.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Michigan, Indiana, California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps people with anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, trauma and abuse, ADHD, parenting challenges, stress, anger, career changes, and related issues listed on her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is direct and interactive, focused on practical skills and conversations that clarify patterns and options for change.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of clinical experience working with a broad range of concerns including trauma and relational issues.
What credentials and location apply?
She is an LCSW and an LMSW, licensed in Michigan; sessions are provided from Michigan.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients sign up?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time according to the site process.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.