Jacqueline Clausius -Guthreau , LMFT

Jacqueline Clausius -Guthreau is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in Wisconsin with 16 years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. Jacqueline offers straightforward, compassionate help for people seeking clearer direction and steadier coping skills.

She uses a client-centered approach that keeps the person's goals front and center. Sessions concentrate on improving communication, building self-esteem, and managing relationship or career strain. Jacqueline also helps people facing grief, addiction concerns, parenting stress, and LGBT-related issues.

Her work draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and to build new day-to-day habits. Mindfulness practices are used to reduce reactivity and increase calm. Narrative and motivational methods help people clarify values and find motivation for change.

Jacqueline has supported people through chronic illness, caregiver strain, blended family adjustments, and divorce or separation. She also addresses codependency, forgiveness, guilt, and problems with control or commitment. Her experience includes helping those dealing with addiction and first responder stress.

In sessions she aims to create a respectful, collaborative space. Together with each person she identifies small, practical steps that fit real life. The emphasis is on usable tools that can make a difference between sessions and help people move toward their goals.

Approaches and online therapy options

Jacqueline commonly uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, understanding, and following the person's priorities so the work stays relevant to their life. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches practical skills to change them, which is helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress.

She also draws on mindfulness practices to help reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness. Mindfulness skills can support people dealing with anger, chronic pain, caregiving stress, and emotional overwhelm by teaching simple attention and breathing exercises.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Jacqueline will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring. The plan can change over time as progress is made or new priorities emerge.

Online therapy with her is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video allows more connection and visual cues, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work, and chat or messaging can be useful for brief check-ins or ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to practice skills and keep momentum while juggling everyday life.