Jacqueline Rafter, LCSW, LMSW

Michigan · 10 years in practice

Jacqueline Rafter is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience supporting people through trauma, stress, and relationship challenges.

License and registration

LMSW, Michigan: 6801106200 · expires December 2026
LCSW, Indiana: 34009470A · expires April 2026
LCSW, California: LCSW118581 · expires October 2027
NPI: 1770948127 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 10
Languages: English

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About Jacqueline

Jacqueline Rafter is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience supporting people through trauma, stress, and relationship challenges. She holds the LCSW and LMSW credentials and practices from Michigan. Jacqueline describes her approach as direct, warm, and nonjudgmental.

She often helps people dealing with low self-esteem, people-pleasing, anxiety, and depression. She also works with those facing parenting strain, career transitions, and the fallout of traumatic relationships. Her practice includes attention to anger, ADHD, intimacy-related concerns, and the stress that comes from caregiving or compassion fatigue.

Background and approach

Jacqueline uses practical techniques to reduce symptoms and build new skills. She incorporates Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and inner child healing work. Sessions are tailored to each person's situation and focus on skills that can be used between appointments.

Her style is interactive and empowering. Conversations are guided but conversational, with an emphasis on respect and sensitivity. Jacqueline aims to help people feel heard while working toward clearer goals.

She offers several remote formats to fit different routines, and scheduling considers time zone differences because she practices from Michigan. Jacqueline emphasizes steady, collaborative progress and helps people take small, manageable steps toward change.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Jacqueline lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

LGBT
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Anger management
ADHD
Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Attachment issues
BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Divorce and separation
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Narcissism
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Personality disorders
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Post-traumatic stress
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Jacqueline names

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Online support

Using evidence-based approaches in online care

Jacqueline blends EMDR and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address trauma and daily symptoms. EMDR is used to help process distressing memories and reduce their emotional hold. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and learning practical skills to manage anxiety, depression, and stress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Jacqueline will work with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and comfort level, and will adjust the plan as progress is made. Conversations will center on what feels most useful and realistic for the client's life.

Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer talk therapy, phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be used for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work schedules, caregiving routines, or days with limited time.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does Jacqueline focus on?

She helps people with trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, ADHD, anger, career changes, and caregiving strain.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her approach is warm, non-judgmental, and direct. Sessions are interactive and aim to empower people with practical skills.

How much experience does she have?

She has ten years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns related to trauma, relationships, and life transitions.

Where is she licensed and based?

She practices from Michigan and holds the LCSW and LMSW credentials with licensure noted for CA LCSW and MI LMSW.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats does she provide?

Jacqueline offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.

How does cost and billing work?

Session cost varies with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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