Jacqueline Rafter , LCSW, LMSW

Jacqueline Rafter is a licensed clinical social worker who brings a decade of experience supporting people through trauma, relationship challenges, and life transitions. She holds LCSW and LMSW credentials - LCSW indicating a clinical social work license and LMSW indicating a master's-level social work license - and works with a wide range of concerns including people-pleasing, low self-esteem, traumatic relationships with partners or parents, ADHD, depression, anxiety, parenting difficulties, anger management, career challenges, and adjustment to major life changes. Her practice also includes care for those who have experienced physical, emotional, or sexual abuse.

Her therapeutic style is warm, non-judgmental, interactive, direct, and empowering. She draws on Inner Child Healing, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as primary tools, teaching practical skills to manage distress while working toward longer-term healing. Treatment plans and session dialogue are tailored to each person's unique needs and goals.

Jacqueline maintains an office in Michigan and schedules most sessions Monday through Friday between 6:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, with extended evening availability on Tuesdays and Thursdays until 7:00 p.m. Eastern. She is licensed to practice in Michigan, Indiana, and California and asks clients in Pacific Time to confirm appointment times carefully, since evening availability for California clients is limited on certain days. Jacqueline frames the work as collaborative and offers support for those ready to take steps toward a more fulfilling life.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Jacqueline uses a blend of evidence-informed approaches tailored to each person's needs. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns of relating formed in early relationships and works to build safety, trust, and healthier emotional connections - it is often helpful for abandonment, attachment issues, and intimacy-related concerns. EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, helps process traumatic memories and reduce their emotional intensity, making it useful for people who have experienced physical, emotional, or sexual abuse. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be effective for anxiety, depression, anger, and ADHD-related coping strategies.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Jacqueline collaborates with each person to assess goals, preferences, and symptoms, and then adjusts techniques to fit what is most helpful. That collaborative process helps ensure treatment feels relevant and manageable.

Online therapy offers flexibility and easier access to consistent care. Jacqueline provides sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging so people can choose the format that fits their schedule and comfort level. These options make it simpler to maintain therapy through busy workdays, parenting responsibilities, or life transitions while working with licensed professionals and therapists who can adapt methods to online delivery.