Jacquelyn "Jackie" Taylor-Mays, LCSW

Jacquelyn "Jackie" Taylor-Mays is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience in Tennessee. She focuses on practical help for people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, low self-esteem, and relationship problems. Jackie emphasizes a respectful, strengths-based approach and believes clients are experts on their own lives.

Her sessions are straightforward and collaborative. She listens first, then works with each person to set clear, manageable goals. Jackie uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with attachment-focused and client-centered work to shape those goals into steps people can try between sessions.

Clients seeking support for grief, trauma, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar concerns, or challenges with eating and sleeping will find a clinician who balances structure with empathy. She also helps people dealing with caregiving stress, chronic illness, and career-related strain. Conversations are paced to match what each person needs in the moment.

Jackie incorporates relationship-focused methods when appropriate, offering ways to improve communication and rebuild connection. She also addresses intimacy-related worries and issues tied to identity, including LGBT concerns. Her background includes work with addiction, codependency, and anger or control problems.

In practice Jackie aims to empower people to try new skills, notice what changes, and adjust plans as needed. She frames therapy as teamwork where small steps lead to clearer choices. This practical focus helps people cope with life changes and build more satisfying daily routines.

Online approaches that fit your life and needs

Jacqueline combines practical Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with attachment-focused work and a client-centered stance. CBT involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, manage mood, or change habits. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape how people connect now and helps repair patterns that cause distress. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and working at the client’s pace to build trust and clarify goals.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what felt helpful in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made, so the approach stays aligned with real needs.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different days and routines. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or messaging can suit quick check-ins, ongoing coaching between sessions, or people who express themselves better in writing. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent amid a busy life.