- Attachment-based work
- EMDR for trauma
- Mindfulness and skills
About Jacqueline
Jacqueline Rivers is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in New Mexico with 10 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship conflict, and the effects of trauma and abuse. Jacqueline also often addresses family concerns, parenting strain, identity issues for LGBT clients, and challenges such as ADHD and bipolar mood concerns.
She uses client-centered and attachment-informed ways of working. That means sessions focus on what the person brings, and how past relationships and attachment patterns affect current problems. Jacqueline integrates mindfulness skills and solution-focused steps to help people manage distress and take practical next steps.
Her background includes a Master of Science in Family and Child Science with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from New Mexico State University. Jacqueline has worked with people facing life changes like divorce, caregiving stress, fertility struggles, and cancer-related distress. She draws on knowledge of neurobiology and systems to make sense of how stress and relationships interact.
Jacqueline also incorporates Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, known as EMDR, into trauma-focused work. In sessions she offers concrete tools for coping, moments to reflect on relationship patterns, and short-term goals when people want focused change. She asks clients what they want to work on and plans sessions around those goals.
People who prefer straightforward language and practical steps may find her approach helpful. She speaks English and practices in New Mexico. To begin, clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online therapy options.
How her approaches translate to online work
Jacqueline uses attachment-based ideas and client-centered methods online to look at how relationships shape current feelings. Attachment-based work pays attention to patterns in close relationships and can help with social anxiety, intimacy concerns, and problems that repeat across relationships. Client-centered therapy focuses on the clients immediate concerns, listening closely and working from the persons goals to decide next steps.She also uses EMDR for trauma-focused work when appropriate. EMDR uses guided attention and memory processing to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and related reactions; it is often used with people who want to address past trauma and its present effects.
Figuring out which approach fits best is part of the early sessions. Jacqueline will work with the client to identify goals, try methods that match those goals, and check in about what feels most helpful. This is a collaborative process and may combine approaches over time.
The therapists biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow a quieter setting for focused conversations, or enable shorter check-ins when time is limited. Licensed professionals and therapists commonly adapt tools like mindfulness exercises, brief solution-focused steps, and EMDR adaptations for remote sessions, depending on the format agreed at intake.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
New Mexico
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship conflict, trauma and related concerns such as parenting strain and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a client-centered approach informed by attachment theory, with mindfulness and solution-focused techniques to address immediate goals and relationship patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of clinical experience providing therapy to individuals, couples, and families.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LMFT licensed in New Mexico and practices in New Mexico.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Session cost varies with location and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Pick the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.