About Jacqueline
Jacqueline Bautista is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California with 20 years of clinical experience. She combines practical tools and straightforward conversation to help people handle everyday stress and major life changes. Her tone is warm and interactive and she aims to meet people where they are.
Jacqueline studied business before earning a master’s in counseling psychology with a cross-cultural focus. Over two decades she has worked with many people facing depression, anxiety, trauma, and relationship or parenting challenges.
How Jacqueline works
She also supports those coping with bipolar disorder, grief, anger, attention differences, and compassion fatigue. Her style is respectful and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on clear goals and doable steps rather than labels.
Jacqueline draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to craft practical tools that fit each person’s life. Expect a collaborative approach that pulls from talk, skills practice, and short-term problem solving. She adapts conversations and plans to each person’s background and needs.
Jacqueline encourages small daily actions that build toward better routines and greater emotional balance. Jacqueline aims to help people regain calm, rebuild confidence, and navigate transitions. She supports work on communication problems, career stress, immigration-related worries, prejudice and discrimination, and money-related strain.
Her approach is focused on useful change and steady progress.
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What Jacqueline works with
The areas below are the ones Jacqueline selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Practical approaches for online therapy
Jacqueline uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and to build new, more effective habits. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday struggles because it links thoughts, feelings, and actions in simple ways. She also draws on Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons to change. This approach uses curious, nonjudgmental questions to strengthen motivation and commitment for goals like improved routines, healthier relationships, or better self-care. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Jacqueline will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and needs, and then shape sessions around what works best. She adjusts pace and techniques over time so the plan stays practical and relevant. Online sessions offer flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people use visual cues and in-depth conversation. Phone sessions or live chat can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions and can help maintain momentum during busy weeks. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or family routines.Start online instead of waiting
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