Jacqueline Clausius -Guthreau, LMFT
Practical, client-centered therapy for life changes
About Jacqueline
Jacqueline Clausius -Guthreau draws on a client-centered practice to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, and life changes. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist, LMFT, working in Wisconsin with 16 years of experience in the field.
Background and approach
Jacqueline uses clear, practical steps so parents and busy adults can make steady progress. She focuses on everyday problems like work strain, communication breakdowns, and grief.
Jacqueline also supports people facing addiction, caregiving burdens, chronic illness, and aging-related concerns. Her work includes helping people rebuild self-esteem and find direction after separation or loss.
Her sessions commonly mix client-centered conversations with techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral approaches. Jacqueline helps clients notice thought patterns that increase anxiety and then practices specific behaviors that ease stress.
She also uses mindfulness skills to calm the nervous system during hard moments. Jacqueline brings a collaborative, steady style to sessions.
She listens for what matters most and helps set small, achievable goals. Over time clients learn new ways to communicate, make decisions, and steady their mood.
People who choose her work with someone who values respect and practical change. Jacqueline aims to help clients build routines that fit real life.
Her experience and calm manner guide that work toward stronger coping and clearer next steps.
Practical approaches for online therapy and change
Jacqueline uses client-centered therapy which focuses on understanding each person's experience and building a safe, respectful conversation. This approach helps people feel heard and supports them in discovering their own next steps. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors that reduce anxiety and improve mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Jacqueline will discuss goals and preferences and then adapt methods to fit what feels useful. Clients and the therapist collaborate to track progress and switch strategies if needed so the approach matches the client's needs.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversation, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can support quick check-ins or ongoing coaching between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives while using the same therapeutic methods as in-person work.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
Also works with
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English