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Jacqueline Rafter

Experienced LCSW focused on practical healing

LCSW, LMSW Michigan

Experience
10 years in practice
Focus areas
LGBT, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages
English
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About Jacqueline

Jacqueline Rafter brings a decade of social work experience to her practice and holds both LCSW and LMSW credentials. She works with people coping with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, anxiety, ADHD, anger, parenting challenges, career transitions, and stressors related to caregiving, chronic illness, or life changes.

Background and approach

Her background includes supporting those affected by traumatic relationships, whether with partners or family of origin, and addressing intimacy-related and alternative sexual culture concerns when they arise. Her approach is warm, direct, and collaborative, combining practical skill teaching with deeper healing work.

Jacqueline uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside EMDR techniques and attachment-informed strategies to help clients manage symptoms and process past wounds. She emphasizes a nonjudgmental stance, tailoring conversations and treatment plans to each person’s needs while offering concrete tools to use between sessions.

Located in Michigan, she offers flexible hours and supports clients who are ready to take steps toward change, focusing on empowerment, sensitivity, and respectful care throughout the therapeutic process.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care



Jacqueline integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and EMDR techniques into her online practice. CBT focuses on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and build coping skills for everyday challenges. EMDR techniques are used to process distressing memories and reduce their emotional impact, which can be helpful for people with histories of trauma or abuse.

Choosing the best approach is treated as a collaborative process. Jacqueline works with clients to explore their goals, symptoms, and preferences, and she tailors a plan that may blend skill-building with deeper processing work. Together they assess what feels most helpful and adjust methods as therapy progresses.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and needs. These options make it easier to attend appointments from home or other convenient locations, fit therapy into busy routines, and maintain continuity of care when life is changing.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Jacqueline commonly address?
She sees people dealing with relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, anxiety, ADHD, anger, parenting and career challenges, plus stress from caregiving, chronic illness, and major life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her manner is nonjudgmental, warm, interactive and direct, with an emphasis on empowerment and teaching practical skills alongside deeper healing.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 10 years of professional experience as a social worker supporting a variety of mental health and relationship concerns.
What credentials and location does she hold?
She is licensed as LCSW and LMSW with CA LCSW LCSW118581 and MI LMSW 6801106200, and is based in Michigan.
Which languages does she use in sessions and can she see international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available with her?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How does pricing and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to her availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

LGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseAnger managementADHD

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Michigan, Indiana, California

Languages

English