- Focus on strengths
- Practical coping skills
- Sleep and rest support
About Jacquelyn
Jacquelyn "Jackie" Taylor-Mays is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience in Tennessee. She emphasizes a respectful, down-to-earth approach and believes people bring their own strengths to therapy. Jackie focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, mood concerns, addictions, relationship challenges, and sleep-related struggles.
Her work starts by listening to each person’s story and goals. She treats clients as partners in the process and aims to create practical steps that fit everyday life. Sessions often include straightforward tools for coping, problem solving, and building confidence.
Jackie uses approaches that center relationships and present moment concerns. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early bonds shape current patterns. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Clients who turn to Jackie tend to want clear direction and supportive feedback. She also brings experience with grief, trauma, parenting stress, compassion fatigue, and issues related to identity and sexuality. Many people come for help with sleep, eating concerns, or navigating major life changes.
Her style is warm and practical. Jackie encourages small, manageable steps and checks progress as therapy continues. To begin, a simple intake and conversation help establish goals and a plan that fits each person’s routine.
Approaches that guide online work
Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and how those early bonds affect current feelings and reactions. It can help people understand why they respond a certain way to stress or intimacy and practice different ways of connecting.Client-centered therapy centers the person’s experience and priorities. The therapist follows the client’s lead, offers empathic listening, and helps people find their own solutions to problems like low self-esteem or life transitions.
Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It gives practical exercises to try between sessions to reduce anxiety, improve sleep habits, and shift unhelpful thinking.
Choosing a therapeutic approach is a team effort. Jackie will work with each person to identify what feels most useful based on goals, preferences, and how fast change is needed. That collaborative conversation usually happens in the first few meetings and can be revisited anytime.
Confirm the specific online session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, lower travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people join from wherever they are living. These practical benefits help many people maintain steady progress between sessions.
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Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Tennessee
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship struggles, and a range of related concerns such as sleep problems, eating issues, and grief.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She listens first, then offers practical tools and feedback that people can use between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of professional experience providing mental health support in Tennessee settings and community practice.
What credentials does she hold and where is she located?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, licensed in Tennessee and practices in that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
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?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.