- Client-centered
- Attachment-informed
- Skills focused
About Jacqueline
Jacqueline Dougherty is a licensed mental health counselor who focuses on clear, practical support. She listens closely and helps people find steps they can use right away. Jacqueline writes straightforward plans and adapts conversations to each person's needs.
She brings six years of experience working with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, and trauma and abuse. Jacqueline also helps with self esteem, motivation, relationship and intimacy concerns, and parenting challenges. She offers support for people coping with chronic pain, illness, or disability and for those facing life changes such as loss or role shifts.
Jacqueline uses familiar therapeutic approaches to guide sessions. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at relationship patterns and on client-centered work to keep the person's goals central. She also uses cognitive behavioral tools to identify unhelpful thoughts and dialectical skills to teach emotion regulation techniques.
Her style is respectful and compassionate. Jacqueline aims to make therapy practical and goal-focused while honoring each person's experience. She encourages small, doable steps and tracks progress together.
Jacqueline practices in Florida as an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor. She conducts sessions in English and does not take international clients. To begin, people choose the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.
She brings six years of experience working with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, and trauma and abuse. Jacqueline also helps with self esteem, motivation, relationship and intimacy concerns, and parenting challenges. She offers support for people coping with chronic pain, illness, or disability and for those facing life changes such as loss or role shifts.
Jacqueline uses familiar therapeutic approaches to guide sessions. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at relationship patterns and on client-centered work to keep the person's goals central. She also uses cognitive behavioral tools to identify unhelpful thoughts and dialectical skills to teach emotion regulation techniques.
Her style is respectful and compassionate. Jacqueline aims to make therapy practical and goal-focused while honoring each person's experience. She encourages small, doable steps and tracks progress together.
Jacqueline practices in Florida as an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor. She conducts sessions in English and does not take international clients. To begin, people choose the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
AddictionsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
6+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
How her approaches work in online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns affect how someone connects, communicates, and seeks support. It helps people notice repeated patterns and try new ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's goals and experience. The therapist follows the client's lead, offers empathy, and helps clarify what the client wants to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify thoughts and behaviors that get in the way and teaches step-by-step strategies to change them.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Jacqueline plans sessions together with each person, matching methods to the client's needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration helps set realistic steps and adjusts the plan as progress is made.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a workday break, or let someone choose a format that avoids being on camera. Licensed professionals can use these formats to support work on relationships, mood, trauma recovery, and coping with chronic illness, while tailoring the pace to each person's day-to-day demands.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Jacqueline help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, coping with life changes, addictions, intimacy issues, eating concerns, parenting, anger, career problems, bipolar, depression, and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is practical and person-centered. She listens, sets clear goals, and teaches skills you can use between sessions.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has six years of professional experience working with a range of mood, relational, and life-transition concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to get started?
Click the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.