Jacqueline Clausius -Guthreau, LMFT

Jacqueline Clausius -Guthreau is a licensed marriage and family therapist who uses practical, goal-focused methods to help people manage stress and anxiety. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with client-centered and mindfulness approaches to guide conversations and plan steps forward. Jacqueline keeps language simple and focuses on what can change now. Jacqueline has 16 years of experience supporting people through career pressures, relationship shifts, and addiction concerns. She also helps with grief, self-esteem problems, parenting strain, and compassion fatigue. She listens for what's most important and helps clients set small, doable goals. Her work includes support for long-term medical issues, caregiver stress, blended family challenges, and aging-related concerns. Jacqueline addresses communication problems, codependency, and issues around commitment, divorce, and separation. She also works with people facing substance use problems and recovery goals. Sessions emphasize clear skills and practical strategies. That can mean learning new ways to respond to anger, trying short mindfulness exercises, or testing different thoughts and behaviors between sessions. Jacqueline encourages steady progress rather than sudden fixes. Clients can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental tone and a collaborative plan. She helps people clarify values, improve communication, and rebuild a sense of direction. Her goal is to help clients develop tools they can use long after therapy ends.

How Jacqueline’s approaches work online

Jacqueline commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new responses. CBT breaks worries into smaller steps so people can try different actions between sessions and track what helps.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to shape sessions around the person’s priorities, offering attentive listening and questions that help clients find their own solutions. Mindfulness Therapy is used to teach brief, practical exercises that reduce reactivity and improve focus during stressful moments.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Jacqueline will discuss goals and preferences and then adapt techniques so they fit the client’s life. Together they decide whether to emphasize thought work, skill practice, or present-moment awareness depending on what the client wants to accomplish.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for different days and needs. Video works well for longer clinical conversations, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat suits quick check-ins or brief coaching between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or health-related schedules.