About Jacqueline
Jacqueline McGowan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New Jersey. She focuses on helping people facing anxiety, stress, depression, grief, trauma and related concerns. Jacqueline uses a client-centered approach to make sure each person’s goals guide the work.
Jacqueline emphasizes practical steps that fit daily life. She listens first, then helps set clear, realistic goals. Sessions aim to break problems into manageable parts and build skills people can use between appointments.
Background and approach
Her method draws from cognitive behavioral ideas to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also uses dialectical behavior techniques to teach emotion regulation and coping strategies for intense feelings. Jacqueline brings mindfulness and emotionally-focused ideas into sessions to help people connect with their needs and regulate stress.
These tools are aimed at improving relationships, intimacy-related issues, and self-esteem. She works with a wide range of concerns including parenting stress, jealousy, obsessive thoughts and compulsions, personality-related difficulties, and the impacts of prejudice or sexual assault. Jacqueline focuses on what a person wants to change and supports step-by-step progress.
People meet by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Jacqueline offers a collaborative pace so each person decides how quickly to move. The goal is steady, usable change that fits real life.
How Jacqueline’s approaches work online
Client-centered therapy starts by placing the person's goals at the center of each session. The therapist listens closely and helps people decide what to work on next, making room for personal values and priorities. This approach helps when someone feels overwhelmed and needs a clear plan.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going. It is practical and skill-oriented, useful for anxiety, obsessive thoughts, and mood concerns. Sessions often include exercises to practice between meetings.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for managing strong emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. It includes techniques for distress tolerance and emotion regulation that can help when feelings feel intense or unpredictable.
Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through options, try methods, and adjust based on how a person responds. The goal is to find a mix that feels helpful and matches the person's needs and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for more in-depth work and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day and use less bandwidth. Live chat or messaging can suit quick check-ins, short skill practice, or moments when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life and to keep practicing between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- New York, New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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