About Theresa
Theresa Jacklin is a licensed clinical social worker with 12 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes. She practices in New York and uses a collaborative, down-to-earth style to help people find practical ways forward. Theresa focuses on building coping skills that fit each person's daily life.
Sessions often include talking through patterns that keep problems stuck and practicing small changes that feel doable.
Background and approach
She aims to help people regain a sense of control and move toward steadier days. Her approach is warm and straightforward. Theresa listens for what matters most and then helps clients try tools that match their situation.
This might include learning new ways to manage worry, grieving losses, or sorting priorities during a big transition. Over more than a decade she has worked with people facing a wide range of emotional challenges. That experience informs how she tailors support, adjusts pacing, and offers clear feedback while respecting each person’s pace.
Theresa encourages collaboration in therapy. She helps clients set practical goals and checks in on what’s working. The focus is on usable skills and gradual progress rather than quick fixes.
People who want to start can expect straightforward conversation, concrete strategies, and ongoing adjustment of the plan to match real life demands. Theresa aims to make therapy feel like a helpful, manageable part of a busy life.
How therapeutic approaches fit into online care
Theresa draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions. One common approach she uses helps people identify unhelpful thinking and practice more balanced thoughts; this kind of work is useful for managing worry and low mood. Another approach focuses on building concrete coping skills for stress and life changes, such as short behavioral experiments, pacing strategies, and step-by-step plans to handle difficult moments.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Theresa works with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, preferences, and the pace that feels comfortable. She checks progress regularly and adjusts the plan when needed so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online therapy with Theresa is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are good for in-depth conversations and practicing skills together. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text sessions are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, and ongoing encouragement between longer sessions. These options make it easier to get consistent support while balancing work, family, and other commitments.
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- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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