Jacqueline Clausius -Guthreau , LMFT

Jacqueline Clausius -Guthreau is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Wisconsin with 16 years of clinical experience supporting people through a wide range of life challenges. She specializes in anxiety, stress management, career concerns, relationship and family issues, and addiction recovery, and she brings a compassionate, strengths-based approach to each client encounter.

Her work emphasizes helping individuals cultivate self-compassion, strengthen communication skills, and rediscover a sense of purpose. Jacqueline draws on evidence-informed methods to address interconnected concerns such as workplace stress, family dynamics, caregiving burdens, chronic health issues, and transitions like divorce or blended family adjustments.

Jacqueline’s therapeutic stance is collaborative and respectful, focused on understanding each person’s values and goals and building practical coping strategies. She supports clients through grief, parenting challenges, anger and control issues, substance use concerns, and the emotional impact of major life changes.

Throughout her practice she integrates clinical approaches that encourage insight, behavioral change, and present-moment awareness, helping people identify their strengths and take steps toward meaningful change and improved emotional well-being.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Jacqueline uses a mix of practical, client-focused methods to support change and resilience. Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person’s own goals and values and creates a respectful space where the therapist follows the client’s lead to build insight and self-direction; it is helpful for people seeking greater self-understanding and improved relationships.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and developing concrete skills to manage anxiety, depression, stress, and problem behaviors. CBT is useful when clients want structured tools to change how they respond to difficult situations.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and simple practices to reduce reactivity and improve coping with stress and chronic emotional pain. It can be especially helpful for managing anxiety, grief, and ongoing life stressors.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Jacqueline works collaboratively with each person to explore which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts strategies over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to access sessions around work, family, and health commitments, and they allow therapists to provide consistent, ongoing support even when in-person meetings are difficult to arrange.