Jacqueline Kipfer, LCSW

Jacqueline Kipfer is an Illinois-licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, grief, and low self-esteem. She focuses on helping people cope with life changes and rebuild motivation and confidence. Jacqueline also offers support for caregiver stress, communication problems, guilt, forgiveness, and workplace issues.

Her approach is warm and straightforward. She aims to create an open space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment. Sessions are centered on what matters most to the client and on practical steps they can try between meetings.

Jacqueline uses methods drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She helps people identify unhelpful patterns and test small changes that fit their daily life. The work often combines talking, goal setting, and skill practice.

People come to her when they want clearer direction, to manage strong emotions, or to reduce reliance on substances or behaviors that no longer serve them. She supports parents and caregivers dealing with stress related to caring roles and helps individuals who want to quit smoking or vaping.

Therapy starts with one step at a time and is paced to each person’s needs. Jacqueline encourages honest conversation and steady progress toward clearer values and easier days.

How Jacqueline’s approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people name their values and take small actions toward them even when feelings are hard. It is often used for anxiety, stress, and habits people want to change. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s experience so they feel heard and can discover their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical skills to shift them over time.

Finding the best approach is a team effort. Jacqueline will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then try methods that match those goals. If something doesn’t fit, she reviews it and adjusts the plan together with the client.

Because specific session formats are not listed in the biography, please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can help fit therapy into everyday life by making it easier to schedule sessions around work or caregiving, by offering shorter check-ins when needed, and by reducing travel time. Many people find that remote sessions make it simpler to keep consistent appointments and try changes between meetings.