Jacqueline Bautista, LMFT

Jacqueline Bautista is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing relationship strain, grief, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, trauma and related stressors. Jacqueline also supports clients dealing with identity and discrimination concerns, caregiver stress, and career or money pressures.

She holds a B.S. in Business Administration from San Francisco State University and an M.S. in Counseling Psychology with a focus in cross-cultural issues from California State University, East Bay. Over two decades she has worked with diverse clients, including youth and people navigating crisis or traumatic events.

Her style is interactive and practical. Sessions focus on noticing unhelpful thoughts and habits, testing new responses, and building concrete coping skills. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside Solution-Focused Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to form short-term goals and step-by-step plans.

Jacqueline avoids labeling people and emphasizes respect and sensitivity in sessions. She encourages small, manageable changes that can reduce daily stress and improve relationships. Typical topics include communication problems, parenting decisions, grief, self-esteem, and managing mood swings related to bipolar disorder.

Her practice also addresses first responder issues, immigration-related stress, and multicultural concerns. People often start by identifying one or two concrete goals and then tracking progress over a few focused sessions.

How Jacqueline integrates CBT, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused work online