Jacqueline Scolaro, LISW

Jacqueline Scolaro is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) licensed in Ohio with 17 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, codependency, ADHD, and challenges tied to disability or chronic illness.

Jacqueline has worked across a range of agencies supporting people with complex trauma and those living with disabilities. She has guided clients through grief, social interaction difficulties, career transitions, and symptoms linked to mood disorders and post-traumatic stress. Her practical experience includes supporting people facing caregiving strain and isolation.

Her counseling style is interactive and person-focused. She listens first, then works together with the client to try strategies that fit real life. Jacqueline draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people notice and change thinking and behavior patterns.

She also uses client-centered approaches, motivational interviewing, mindfulness practices, and sometimes arts-based activities like journaling or music to help people make sense of feelings. Sessions are conversational and often include skill building for managing strong emotions and relationships.

Jacqueline emphasizes collaboration rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. She partners with each person to identify what helps them set boundaries, cope with loss, reduce reactive cycles, and reclaim parts of life that were sidelined by other people’s needs or by illness.

How her approaches translate to online work