About Jacqueline
Jacqueline Bautista is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who practices in California. She brings two decades of experience helping people handle anxiety, depression, grief, and life changes. Jacqueline focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions.
She keeps her approach warm and straightforward so worried parents can follow along. She holds a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology with a focus on cross-cultural issues from California State University, East Bay.
Background and approach
Before that she earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a marketing concentration from San Francisco State University. Her background includes long-term work with diverse communities and people who have faced trauma or emotional abuse. Jacqueline uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to build short-term goals and clearer thinking.
She adapts conversations and plans to each person’s situation. Sessions aim to identify small changes that reduce stress and improve day-to-day functioning. Her style is warm and interactive.
She avoids stigmatizing labels and listens for each person’s strengths and values. Jacqueline encourages finding small moments of joy while working through hard problems like relationship strain, parenting stress, or career transitions. People who want practical tools, steady support, and an empathic listener may find her approach helpful.
She invites those ready to take a first step toward change to begin with a brief matching process and schedule a session.
How Jacqueline’s Approaches Work Online
Jacqueline commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy when working with anxiety and stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test more balanced ideas, which can lower worry and improve mood. Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on small, practical steps and past successes so clients can build quick, achievable changes.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jacqueline collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals and preferences. She adapts techniques based on what someone wants to try and what fits their life circumstances, so the plan evolves as progress is made.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more interaction is needed. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging can be useful for shorter updates, brief coaching, or when juggling work and family schedules. These options make it easier to bring therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on clear goals and useful skills.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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