Jacqueline Rivers , LMFT

Jacqueline Rivers serves as a guide for people working to discover and develop their best selves. She believes individuals already possess the capacity for meaningful change and offers tools, fresh perspective, and clinical insight to help clients reach their goals. Her practice emphasizes a client-centered stance within a systems-informed framework, drawing on principles from systems theory, attachment theory, and neurobiology to shape treatment.

She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in New Mexico. Jacqueline earned a Master of Science in Family and Child Science with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from New Mexico State University and holds a Bachelor of Science in Family and Human Development from Arizona State University. Over more than nine years she has provided therapy to individuals, couples, and families.

Jacqueline most frequently supports people coping with anxiety, depression, grief and loss, relationship conflict across romantic and family relationships, and challenges associated with cancer. She has additional training in attachment work, self-harm intervention, suicide prevention, neurobiology, and trauma. She is also EMDRIA trained in EMDR, a structured approach commonly used when addressing traumatic or distressing memories.

Attachment, EMDR, and Collaborative Online Care

Jacqueline Rivers uses several evidence-informed approaches to meet different needs. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early attachment experiences shape current emotional responses and bonding - it can be helpful for people working through abandonment, attachment issues, intimacy concerns, and family conflict. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience, offering empathy and acceptance while the therapist follows the client's lead to build insight and self-direction - this approach supports self esteem, coping with life changes, and relationship work. EMDR is a structured method often used when processing traumatic or highly distressing memories; it can help reduce the intensity of painful recollections and related symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Jacqueline works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best match their goals, needs, and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy formats - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - provide flexibility for scheduling and make regular contact easier to maintain. These options allow licensed professionals to offer consistent care across distance, support clients with mobility or time constraints, and help integrate therapy into busy lives.