Jacqueline Dougherty, LMHC
Florida · 6 years in practice
Jacqueline Dougherty is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in Florida.
License and registration
- LMHC, Florida
- MH16753 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1992266928 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Jacqueline
Jacqueline Dougherty is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in Florida. She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy along with client-centered and cognitive-behavioral approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. Jacqueline keeps sessions straightforward and focused on practical next steps.
She helps people who are struggling with self-esteem, motivation, grief, addictions, and the effects of major life changes. Her work also covers intimacy-related concerns, eating issues, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and career stress.
Background and approach
Jacqueline pays attention to how attachment patterns and past loss shape current relationships and choices. Jacqueline uses a mix of approaches. She listens without judgment, helps clients identify unhelpful thoughts, and guides emotional awareness in the moment.
This combination aims to make feelings clearer and choices easier to act on. In sessions she tailors conversation and techniques to each person. That could mean practicing skills for emotional regulation, shifting thought patterns, or gently accessing painful feelings to reduce their power.
She explains things in plain language and focuses on what someone can try between sessions. Jacqueline has six years of professional experience and holds the Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential. She provides services in English and sees people through a range of online formats.
Getting started begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Jacqueline lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jacqueline names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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
How emotional and attachment approaches work online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name strong emotions, and then change patterns that keep them stuck. It can be useful for anxiety, grief, and intimacy-related struggles by guiding people toward clearer emotional responses.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early bonds and how they influence current reactions and relationships. This approach helps people understand patterns like fear of abandonment, avoidant behaviors, or codependency, and learn new ways of connecting and responding.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then choose techniques together. That collaborative planning can include emotion-focused exercises, cognitive strategies, or skill practice from dialectical behavior therapy when useful.
Online sessions offer different practical advantages. Video calls let the therapist and client see facial expressions and try in-the-moment emotion work. Phone sessions can fit a quick check-in or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short updates, coaching-style support, or when someone prefers written communication. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Jacqueline help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, addictions, and coping with life changes among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
She blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy, client-centered listening, and cognitive-behavioral techniques to help people understand feelings and change unhelpful thoughts.
How much experience does she have?
Jacqueline has six years of professional experience supporting people with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential and practices in Florida.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Are international clients accepted?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Jacqueline offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for ongoing work.
How does scheduling and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire to schedule.
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