Jacqueline Rafter, LCSW, LMSW
Compassionate, direct therapy for life changes
Details
| Name | Jacqueline Rafter |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW, LMSW |
| Based in | Michigan |
| Licensed in | Michigan, Indiana, California |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 10 |
About Jacqueline
Jacqueline Rafter is a licensed clinical social worker who brings ten years of practice to people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, and life transitions. She holds LCSW and LMSW credentials and works from Michigan. Jacqueline combines practical skills with a respectful, direct approach to help clients move forward.
Her style is warm, non-judgmental, and interactive. Sessions tend to be straightforward and focused on clear goals. She teaches coping skills and offers tools clients can use between sessions.
Background and approach
Jacqueline draws on Narrative Therapy alongside Attachment-Based and Client-Centered approaches. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and EMDR techniques when appropriate. These methods are shaped to each person's concerns rather than used in the same way for everyone.
She works with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, ADHD, anger, parenting challenges, intimacy and relationship issues, career stress, compassion fatigue, and coping with chronic illness or disability. Jacqueline also supports people facing abandonment, attachment wounds, codependency, and communication problems.
Sessions are scheduled with attention to time zones; she maintains hours oriented to Eastern Time and is licensed in Michigan and California and Michigan and Indiana as LMSW and LCSW where applicable. Jacqueline emphasizes collaboration: she and the client plan a treatment path together and adjust it as needs change.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names LGBT, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse among the things Jacqueline works with, alongside the areas below.
- 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 listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Jacqueline among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Jacqueline among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Jacqueline among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Jacqueline among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Jacqueline among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Jacqueline among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Jacqueline among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Jacqueline among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Jacqueline among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Jacqueline among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Jacqueline among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Jacqueline directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Jacqueline directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and attachment work in online sessions
Jacqueline often uses Narrative Therapy to help people reframe how they tell their life stories. This approach looks at the stories that shape daily behavior and creates new, more helpful narratives for dealing with relationships, identity, and life changes.She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early bonds influence current patterns. That work helps people understand trust, safety, and closeness in relationships and can address issues like abandonment and attachment wounds.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Jacqueline will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or has not worked in the past. Together they try methods and adjust the plan so it fits practical needs and personal comfort.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone calls can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can support quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to work around schedules, reduce travel time, and keep therapy consistent during busy periods.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Jacqueline help with?
She helps people facing trauma and abuse, anxiety, ADHD, anger, relationship and intimacy challenges, parenting and career stress, chronic illness issues, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm, direct, and non-judgmental. She is interactive in sessions and focuses on practical skills clients can use between meetings.
What experience does the therapist have?
She has ten years of clinical experience working with a broad range of concerns and uses a mix of narrative, attachment, and skill-based methods.
What are her credentials and location?
Jacqueline holds LCSW and LMSW credentials and practices from Michigan.
Are sessions offered in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
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