Jacqueline Lizarazo, LCSW

Jacqueline Lizarazo is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a foundation for her work. She focuses on practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage stress, and address depression. Jacqueline writes simply and directly and aims to help people feel steadier in everyday life.

Her approach blends CBT with client-centered listening and elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. Sessions emphasize clear goals, small doable steps, and techniques people can use between meetings. Jacqueline often assigns short homework tasks to reinforce what was learned in session.

She has five years of professional experience and holds LCSW credentials in Illinois and Florida. Jacqueline helps people who are coping with trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, and related concerns such as relationship communication, addiction, or chronic illness. Her work also covers matters like abandonment, body image, and guilt and shame.

Jacqueline aims for a direct and honest style. She will listen first, then offer straightforward feedback and practical exercises. Sometimes discussions go deep and emotional; other times sessions focus on daily coping and problem solving.

People who work with her can expect collaboration on goals, regular check-ins on progress, and adjustments to strategies as needs change. Jacqueline encourages steady effort and treats setbacks as part of the process toward feeling better.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Jacqueline often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT sessions focus on problem solving, building coping skills, and short exercises that people can practice between meetings to reduce anxiety or improve mood.

She also integrates Client-Centered Therapy, which means she listens closely and follows the person's concerns rather than imposing solutions. That approach helps people feel heard and makes it easier to set goals that matter to them. When emotional regulation is a priority, elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy can be introduced to teach grounding, distress tolerance, and emotion management skills.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Jacqueline will work with each person to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is tracked. The first sessions are often about assessing what feels most useful and practical.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual cues matter, phone calls are helpful when bandwidth is limited, live chat can work for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing short exchanges and reminders. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to practice skills between sessions.