Jacqueline Clausius -Guthreau, LMFT

Jacqueline Clausius -Guthreau is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Wisconsin with 16 years of professional experience. She provides focused support for stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, career challenges, addiction recovery, grief, parenting issues, and related life transitions. Her work centers on empowering individuals to cultivate self-worth, strengthen communication skills, and clarify personal purpose while addressing the interconnected pressures of family, work, and health.

Jacqueline blends a compassionate, client-centered stance with evidence-informed practices such as cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches to help people develop practical coping strategies. She often addresses complex situations like blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and workplace strain, guiding clients through difficult changes and helping them build resilience. Her therapeutic style emphasizes respect, collaboration, and practical problem solving, with an aim of uncovering strengths and supporting meaningful, sustainable change.

As a Wisconsin LMFT (license WI LMFT 1321-124), Jacqueline draws on a broad range of experience to tailor care to each person’s needs and goals. She works with individuals and families to foster emotional well-being and to navigate the challenges that arise across the lifespan.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Jacqueline Clausius -Guthreau often draws from client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and mindfulness therapy to support people in online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person’s experience without judgment and helps build self-awareness, self-compassion, and clearer communication in relationships. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) identifies patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to stress or anxiety and offers practical skills for changing those patterns, which can help with mood, worry, and problem-solving. Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment awareness and simple practices that reduce reactivity and improve coping with difficult emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Jacqueline collaborates with each person to identify methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting techniques over time as progress unfolds. That collaborative process helps ensure work is relevant and effective for the individual.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility for people with busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, mobility limitations, or geographic constraints. Jacqueline provides care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make it easier to engage in therapy consistently and to integrate skills into daily life with greater convenience.