Jacqueline Rafter, LCSW, LMSW
Experienced social worker focused on practical parenting support
Book with Jacqueline- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LCSW, LMSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan, Indiana, California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Jacqueline
Jacqueline Rafter is a licensed clinical social worker with a decade of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, and relationship struggles. She holds LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) and LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker) credentials and practices from Michigan. Jacqueline focuses on practical skills and steady support for people trying to make real changes in their lives.
Her approach is warm, direct, and nonjudgmental. Sessions tend to be interactive and focused on solutions rather than long explanations.
Background and approach
Jacqueline teaches tools for managing day-to-day problems while working toward deeper healing. She draws on attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioral methods, and EMDR techniques when appropriate. Those methods are used to address issues like trauma, abandonment, attachment wounds, and persistent anxiety.
Jacqueline also works with concerns such as ADHD, anger, intimacy-related issues, caregiver stress, and parenting challenges. Jacqueline tailors each conversation and plan to the person in front of her. She helps people identify small, practical steps they can practice between sessions.
Over time those steps build into clearer patterns and healthier relationships. Her practice includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging to fit different schedules. Jacqueline is based in Michigan and holds licenses in Michigan and California as listed, and she works in English.
What Jacqueline works with
Everything Jacqueline lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Jacqueline helps people with.
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- ADHD
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jacqueline lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds affect current relationships and emotional responses, and it can help with abandonment, attachment wounds, and patterns that repeat in partnerships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, manage anger, or address ADHD-related challenges. EMDR techniques are used to process memories that continue to cause distress and can be helpful for people who have experienced physical, emotional, or sexual trauma.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adapt tools and pacing over time. That means sessions may include skill teaching, reflective conversations about attachment history, or targeted trauma processing depending on needs.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls are good for face-to-face interaction and guided interventions. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option and useful when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, ongoing coaching, or brief skill practice between longer sessions. These options increase flexibility and help people keep consistent progress while working around work, caregiving, or other commitments.
Questions people ask about Jacqueline
What kinds of concerns can Jacqueline help with?
She helps people struggling with anxiety, stress, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, ADHD, anger, and career or life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is nonjudgmental, warm, interactive, and direct. Sessions focus on teaching skills and practical steps alongside deeper healing work.
What background and experience does she bring?
Jacqueline has 10 years of experience as a social worker working with trauma, attachment issues, and a range of stressors and relationship concerns.
What credentials and location are on file?
She holds LCSW and LMSW credentials and practices from Michigan; credential details include CA LCSW and MI LMSW.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available with her?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions priced and billed?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session according to therapist availability.
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