Jacquelyn (Jackie) Burns , LPCC

Jacquelyn (Jackie) Burns is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) based in Ohio with 17 years of clinical experience. She approaches therapy with a deep respect for each person's resilience and capacity to discover answers from within, tailoring treatment plans to the specific needs and goals of every individual.

Jackie creates a nurturing, nonjudgmental environment and values open, authentic expression. Her style emphasizes being a listening presence that helps people explore issues and move toward greater balance of mind, body, and spirit. She specializes in relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, self-esteem and identity challenges, career stress, anxiety, addictions, intimacy and family problems, eating concerns, parenting difficulties, anger, and depression. Additional areas of focus include abandonment and attachment issues, caregiver stress, codependency, commitment and control issues, personality-related struggles, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety, prejudice and discrimination, and women's issues.

Jackie also integrates coaching techniques to support clients exploring life purpose and practical change. She draws on client-centered, narrative, and solution-focused approaches to match interventions to individual preferences, helping people build coping skills, resolve conflict, and reconnect with sources of meaning and well-being.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Jacquelyn Burns

She works from a client-centered approach that prioritizes empathic listening and supports clients in setting the pace and direction of their work, which is especially helpful for self-esteem, identity, and relationship concerns. Narrative therapy is also part of her practice, inviting people to examine and rewrite the stories they tell about themselves to reduce the hold of problems like trauma, grief, or persistent negative beliefs. She often uses solution-focused techniques to identify practical steps and short-term goals, offering a way to build momentum when addressing stress, career choices, or life transitions.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. She partners with each person to determine which methods or combination of methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and adapts the plan over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and caregiving responsibilities. These options promote flexibility and accessibility, allowing regular check-ins, timely support, and continuity of care from licensed professionals without requiring travel.