Jacquelyn Golden Lane, LMSW

Jacquelyn Golden Lane is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience helping people find steadier ground. She offers straightforward, skills-based care and focuses on what you want to change. Her approach is practical and goal-oriented while staying responsive to each person’s needs.

Jacquelyn uses cognitive behavioral techniques alongside client-centered methods to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She also draws on emotionally focused work to address difficult relationship feelings and on mindfulness to ease constant worry. Motivational interviewing is used when people want help finding motivation to make lasting changes.

People come for many reasons, including stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addiction concerns, and life transitions. She also addresses issues like sleep and eating problems, intimacy concerns, ADHD challenges, career stress, caregiver strain, and aging or end-of-life worries. Jacquelyn pays attention to how practical life demands affect emotions and behavior.

Sessions mix listening with concrete tools. Expect chances to practice new ways of thinking, try skills between sessions, and review what worked. The tone is direct but warm, and plans are adjusted as goals change.

Jacquelyn offers services from Michigan and speaks English. She accepts international clients and works by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Getting started involves completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Jacquelyn uses cognitive behavioral work to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors; this can be done with homework tasks, thought records, and step-by-step behavior changes. Client-centered therapy is about listening and building a supportive space so people feel understood and can set their own goals. Emotionally focused techniques help bring attention to core feelings in relationships and personal patterns so emotions can be expressed and managed more effectively.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She will discuss goals, try methods that fit the concern, and adjust strategies based on what helps. Clients and the therapist work together to pick tools that match preferences and daily life demands.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people meet face to face when screen time works best. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat or text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins, in-the-moment reflections, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule or maintain steady contact while working toward change.