LCSW, LMSW
Jacqueline Rafter, LCSW, LMSW
- Experience10 years
- LocationMichigan
- Focus areasADHD, LGBT, and Relationship
- Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Jacqueline
Jacqueline Rafter is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience helping people navigate complex emotional and life challenges.
Background and approach
She works with a broad range of concerns including ADHD, anxiety, depression, trauma from physical or sexual abuse, relationship and intimacy difficulties, anger management, parenting and career transitions. Her training includes EMDR and cognitive behavioral techniques, which she combines with inner child healing to address both symptoms and underlying patterns.
Her style is warm, direct, and interactive, aimed at creating a respectful and compassionate environment where practical skills are taught alongside deeper therapeutic work. Jacqueline emphasizes tailoring conversations and treatment plans to each person’s specific needs, offering tools for coping while working toward longer-term change.
She practices in Michigan and holds LCSW and LMSW credentials in the states listed on her profile.
Therapeutic Approaches and How They Work Online
Jacqueline integrates evidence-informed methods into online work to address emotional wounds and present-day difficulties. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns, helping clients examine and reshape connection and trust issues in relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical strategies to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety, manage ADHD-related challenges, and improve daily functioning. EMDR uses structured processing to help people reprocess traumatic memories and reduce their disruptive impact on mood and behavior.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, symptoms, and preferences during intake and tailor a plan that may draw on one or more methods over time. Clients are invited to give feedback so techniques and pacing can be adjusted to fit what’s most helpful.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen and makes it easier to maintain continuity of care. Video calls allow real-time interaction similar to in-person work, phone sessions provide an audio-only option, and live chat or text-based messaging can be used for shorter check-ins or when scheduled sessions are not possible. These formats support consistent access to licensed professionals while accommodating varied schedules and needs.
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Experience
10+ years
Licensed
Michigan, Indiana, California
Languages
English
What Jacqueline can help with
Jacqueline Rafter works with clients on LGBT, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, anger management, and ADHD.
Jacqueline works with clients with a wide range of concerns including people please, low self-esteem, traumatic relationships with partners or parents, and ADHD.
How Jacqueline approaches therapy
Jacqueline's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Gottman Method, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and Psychodynamic Therapy.
Experience and training
Jacqueline is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Michigan, with 10 years of clinical experience.