Jacqueline Rafter, LCSW, LMSW
Therapist in Michigan
Jacqueline Rafter is a licensed clinical social worker with a decade of experience.
- Licensed inMichigan, Indiana, California
- License6801106200, 34009470A, LCSW118581
- NPI 1770948127
- Experience10+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Jacqueline
Jacqueline Rafter is a licensed clinical social worker with a decade of experience. She holds LCSW and LMSW credentials and practices while based in Michigan. Jacqueline focuses on helping people who feel stuck after trauma, relationship trouble, or major life changes.
Her style is direct and warm. Sessions tend to be interactive and practical. She listens without judgment and helps clients build skills they can use between meetings.
Jacqueline works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, ADHD, anger, and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
She also supports people facing relationship problems, parenting stress, career transitions, and issues rooted in family of origin or abandonment. Her approach draws on Attachment-Based Therapy alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and EMDR techniques. Jacqueline integrates inner child healing work and tailored skill-building to address both emotional wounds and day-to-day coping needs.
Clients can expect a treatment plan shaped to their goals. Jacqueline aims to empower people to make steady change, teaching practical tools while addressing deeper patterns linked to attachment and past hurts. She practices in Michigan and maintains weekday hours, with some extended evening times on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Jacqueline uses a collaborative process to set goals and adjust treatment as progress is made.
Credentials
- LMSW (Michigan)
- License 6801106200 · expires December 2026
- LCSW (Indiana)
- License 34009470A · expires April 2026
- LCSW (California)
- License LCSW118581 · expires October 2027
- NPI
- 1770948127 · national provider identifier
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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
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Attachment and practical therapies online
Jacqueline uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This work helps people understand why they react the way they do in close relationships and supports new ways of connecting.She also integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT offers concrete tools for managing anxiety, mood, and unhelpful behavior. EMDR techniques are used when trauma memories are a clear barrier to daily functioning, helping people reduce the intensity of those memories while building coping skills.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. Jacqueline will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. She adjusts plans as progress is made so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care easier to fit into life. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging support short check-ins or skill practice between sessions. These options help people keep continuity of care across schedules and locations.
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Frequently asked
What types of concerns does Jacqueline address?
She helps with anxiety, depression, ADHD, anger, trauma and relationship problems. She also supports parenting stress, career changes, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
The approach is warm, direct, and interactive. Sessions focus on listening, practical skills, and tailoring plans to each person.
What is her clinical background?
Jacqueline has 10 years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker and a licensed master social worker. She combines several approaches in practice.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is located in Michigan and holds licenses as CA LCSW and MI LMSW as documented.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Jacqueline offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexible scheduling.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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