- Client-centered care
- Practical coping skills
- 16 years experience
About Jacqueline
Jacqueline Clausius -Guthreau is a licensed marriage and family therapist working in Wisconsin. She draws on 16 years of experience helping people manage anxiety, stress, addiction concerns, and career-related struggles. Clients can expect a collaborative, down-to-earth approach focused on communication and practical coping skills.
She centers sessions on the client and uses straightforward tools to build self-awareness and resilience. That includes cognitive-behavioral strategies to challenge unhelpful thoughts and mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity. Motivational interviewing and narrative work help people clarify values and rewrite painful patterns.
Jacqueline often addresses issues that overlap, such as relationship challenges tied to codependency, family stress, or caregiving burdens. She also supports people facing grief, life transitions, chronic illness, and compassion fatigue. Her work aims to make everyday life feel more manageable and purposeful.
In sessions she helps clients set realistic goals and practices they can use between meetings. Communication skills, boundary-setting, and relapse prevention are common focuses when needed. The tone is respectful and practical, with room for the client’s own pace and priorities.
Clients who choose her can expect work that balances insight with action. She encourages small, steady steps toward improved mood, stronger relationships, and clearer direction. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client’s needs and priorities, giving space for their perspective and pacing. It helps when someone wants a respectful, nonjudgmental space to sort out feelings and choices.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, uses practical exercises to notice and change thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress because it teaches concrete skills to try between sessions.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm. It can help with anger, stress, and coping with chronic illness by offering short practices people can reuse daily.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs to decide which methods to try first. Adjustments happen over time based on what feels helpful and what fits the client’s life.
Confirm current session options before booking, since specific formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins that align with work or caregiving commitments. Different approaches lend themselves to different rhythms - for example CBT often uses homework between sessions while mindfulness can include short daily practices to build progress.
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Experience
16+ years
Credentials
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Jacqueline help with?
She addresses stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and communication problems, addiction and codependency among other areas listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative, using clear, practical techniques and respectful dialogue to help clients reach goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 16 years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of life challenges and emotional concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist - LMFT - and practices in Wisconsin.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process of working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.