Therapist profile
Jacqueline Dougherty, LMHC
LMHC - Stress and Parenting Support
Continue with JacquelineAbout
- Attachment work
- CBT techniques
- Emotion focus
About Jacqueline
Jacqueline Dougherty is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with six years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, and major life changes. Jacqueline also supports people coping with addiction, intimacy-related concerns, eating issues, anger, career strain, bipolar disorder, depression, ADHD, and parenting challenges.
Jacqueline uses approaches that center the person’s experience. She draws from attachment-focused work to look at how early relationships influence current patterns. She also uses client-centered techniques to follow a person’s lead and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior.
Sessions are conversational and practical. Jacqueline aims to help people notice patterns, try new ways of relating and reacting, and build small skills that make day-to-day life easier. She listens for how past losses or abandonment can affect current relationships and addresses those themes directly.
Her background includes supporting people through grief, trauma, and the stress of caregiving or blended family situations. She brings specific attention to attachment issues, body image, and communication problems that often show up around parenting and family roles.
Jacqueline asks clients to set clear goals and checks progress regularly. She uses elements of DBT and Emotionally-Focused Therapy when emotion regulation or relationship repair becomes the focus. Practical homework and skill-building are common parts of the work together.
How sessions work
Therapeutic methods and how they fit online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connections shape current relationships and patterns. Online work can use this approach to clarify attachment needs and practice new ways of relating during conversations with the therapist.Client-Centered Therapy focuses on following the client's priorities and reflecting their experience. In an online setting this often looks like longer listening, checking in about goals, and adjusting the pace based on what the person brings each session.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and introduces practical exercises to change them. CBT translates well to online sessions because it uses clear steps, homework, and brief skill practices between meetings.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, history, and preferences, then suggest one or a mix of methods. That choice is revisited as progress is made so the plan can change with needs.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online appointments easier to fit around parenting, work, and caregiving responsibilities. Others like shorter check-ins or sessions that do not require video for low-bandwidth situations. Discussing practical scheduling needs comes early so sessions fit into everyday life.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, life changes, addictions, intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, anger, career strain, bipolar disorder, depression, ADHD, and parenting-related stress.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
The style is collaborative and person-centered, combining attachment-focused exploration with CBT and skill work when useful.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience working with adults on relationship, trauma, and life-transition issues.
What credential and location should I note?
She is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (FL LMHC) and practices in Florida.
Are sessions offered in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.