Jacqueline Lizarazo, LCSW

Jacqueline Lizarazo, who often goes by Jackie, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with five years of clinical experience and licenses to practice in Illinois and Florida. As an LCSW she is trained to provide psychotherapy and clinical social work services to individuals, children, and couples, helping clients navigate stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem concerns, and depression.

Jacqueline centers her work on the belief that each person is the expert of their own story and that people already carry strengths that support change. She blends a compassionate, direct style with practical interventions, offering support while also encouraging growth. Jacqueline can be both a gentle listener and a clinician who challenges patterns that keep clients stuck, and she sometimes assigns therapeutic work between sessions to help progress unfold.

Her approach includes addressing complex topics such as abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, body image, chronic illness and pain, codependency, communication and commitment difficulties, addiction, guilt and shame, and end-of-life concerns. Jacqueline aims to create a nonjudgmental space where clients can explore their past and present, recover from loss, and build greater confidence and motivation for change. She maintains a flexible schedule to help fit therapy into clients' lives and balances check-in conversations with deeper work on personal history and healing.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Jacqueline uses evidence-informed methods tailored to each person's needs. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating an accepting, empathetic space where the client guides the pace and direction of treatment; it is especially useful for building self-esteem and processing difficult emotions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps clients identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises and skills, and it is effective for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills to help people cope with intense emotions and relationship challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic collaboration. Jacqueline works with clients to assess goals, preferences, and presenting concerns, and she adapts techniques over time so treatment fits what the client needs and wants.

Online therapy with Jacqueline is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility and accessibility. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reach support from different locations, and maintain continuity of care when life circumstances change. Licensed professionals and therapists can use these modalities to deliver consistent, goal-focused work that suits a client’s daily life.