Jacqueline McGowan , LCSW

Jacqueline McGowan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New Jersey with three years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family challenges, and concerns related to LGBTQ identity. Her practice also addresses parenting, intimacy-related issues, anger, self-esteem, coping with life changes, jealousy, obsessions and compulsions, personality disorders, polyamory and non-monogamous relationships, prejudice and discrimination, and sexual assault and abuse. She offers therapy in English.

Jacqueline draws on client-centered therapy alongside cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), emotionally-focused therapy (EFT), and mindfulness approaches. Her work emphasizes strengths-based, client-directed care that helps people identify meaningful goals, develop practical coping skills, and shift unhelpful patterns. Sessions focus on the priorities the client brings while Jacqueline supports problem solving and skill building using evidence-informed techniques.

Jacqueline aims to foster an empathic, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship in which clients are active partners in their treatment. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - and is not currently accepting new clients.

Approaches Jacqueline Uses and Online Session Benefits

Jacqueline integrates client-centered therapy, which places the client's perspective and goals at the center of treatment and helps build a collaborative, empathetic relationship where the person guides the pace and focus of work. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical strategies to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and related concerns. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills, which can be especially useful for intense emotions, relationship challenges, and problems with self-control.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Jacqueline works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods and skills best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors interventions over time so the plan aligns with what matters most to the client.

Online therapy using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility and accessibility for people balancing work, family, or geographic constraints. Licensed professionals can deliver many evidence-informed techniques through these formats, making it easier to maintain continuity of care and practice new skills between sessions.