Therapist profile
Jacqueline Rafter, LCSW, LMSW
Michigan
LCSW focused on relationships and trauma
Continue with JacquelineWhere Jacqueline stands
- Credentials
- LCSW, LMSW
- License
- LMSW, Michigan / 6801106200; LCSW, Indiana / 34009470A; LCSW, California / LCSW118581
- NPI
- 1770948127
- Experience
- 10 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Michigan
About
- EMDR techniques
- CBT skills
- Attachment work
About Jacqueline
Jacqueline Rafter is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with ten years of practice. She also holds a Michigan Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) credential. Jacqueline works with people who struggle with people-pleasing, low self-worth, traumatic relationships, anxiety, ADHD, and major life changes.
She sees adults dealing with emotional or physical trauma, including past sexual or emotional abuse. Jacqueline helps people who are coping with relationship conflict, parenting stress, anger, career shifts, and the fallout of difficult family dynamics. Codependency and attachment wounds are named areas she addresses in her work.
Her style is direct and interactive. Sessions include practical skills people can use right away to manage distress. She combines several approaches to help people address painful memories and change unhelpful patterns.
Jacqueline uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, cognitive behavioral techniques, and inner child healing work as part of her practice. She also draws on attachment-focused ideas and client-centered conversation to clarify what matters to each person. These methods are offered to reduce overwhelm and restore more control over daily choices.
She is based in Michigan and licensed in Michigan, Indiana, and California. Sessions are scheduled with attention to time zones, so people in Pacific Time should confirm AM or PM when booking. The cost of sessions varies with location and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
How Jacqueline integrates proven approaches in online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns that formed in early relationships and how they affect current trust, closeness, and boundary-setting. It helps people who get stuck in people-pleasing or who fear abandonment learn different ways to connect and set limits. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, anger, and managing ADHD-related routines and stress.Jacqueline treats approach selection as a collaborative task. She will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and what feels doable, then recommend starting options. Plans can shift as progress and needs become clearer so the work stays practical and relevant.
Confirm current session formats before booking so you know what is offered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten check-ins when needed, avoid travel time, or choose audio-only when video is harder. These practical benefits can help people maintain a steady routine of sessions while they work on boundaries, codependency patterns, trauma processing, and daily coping skills.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Michigan, Indiana, California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with adults facing people-pleasing, low self-esteem, traumatic relationships, anxiety, ADHD, parenting stress, career changes, and codependency concerns.
How would you describe her approach in sessions?
Her approach is direct and interactive, combining talk with skills practice and memory-processing techniques to reduce distress and change patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience as a social worker in clinical settings and private practice.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is an LCSW and an LMSW, licensed in California (CA LCSW) and Michigan (MI LMSW), and is located in Michigan.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are provided to clients within her licensure scope.
How are sessions scheduled and what about cost?
Scheduling is done through the site's matching and booking flow. Cost varies by location and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to start working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the 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 you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.