Jacqueline Clausius -Guthreau, LMFT - Therapist in Wisconsin

About Jacqueline

Jacqueline Clausius -Guthreau is a licensed marriage and family therapist who brings 16 years of experience to her work. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, navigate relationship strains, and address addictions and career concerns. Her style is warm and practical, aimed at helping clients find clearer coping strategies and steadier daily routines.

Jacqueline helps clients build better communication and stronger self-esteem. She uses goal-oriented methods to break problems into manageable steps.

Background and approach

She also supports people dealing with grief, parenting challenges, and life transitions that feel overwhelming. Her practice draws on several evidence-based approaches, including cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness practices. These tools are used to change unhelpful thinking, manage strong emotions, and create healthier habits.

She also uses client-centered listening to understand each person’s priorities and Narrative Therapy to reframe difficult stories. Jacqueline has worked with a wide range of concerns across sixteen years in practice in Wisconsin. She often addresses caregiver stress, blended family issues, chronic illness challenges, and problems tied to addiction and recovery.

Her work includes helping people with forgiveness, guilt, and rebuilding after separation. Sessions aim to be collaborative and straightforward. Jacqueline guides people through practical steps, offers clear feedback, and adjusts methods to match each person’s goals.

The focus is on making daily life more manageable and on building skills that last.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions that fit family life

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening without judgment and helping people name what matters most to them; it helps when someone needs space to be heard and to sort priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, manage anger, and change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness Therapy uses simple attention and breathing practices to lower stress and improve focus during hard moments.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan over time if needed, keeping the process collaborative and practical.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit varied schedules. These formats make it easier to attend from home, during breaks, or between other responsibilities. The mix of real-time conversations and written messaging allows flexibility while keeping the focus on clear steps and tools people can use in daily family life.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?

Areas include stress, anxiety, relationship issues, anger, career stress, parenting, addiction, grief, self esteem, depression, and compassion fatigue among others.

How would you describe the therapeutic style?

The approach is collaborative and practical, using warm listening and goal-focused techniques to help people make small, manageable changes.

What is Jacqueline's professional background?

She is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 16 years of clinical experience working across a range of personal and family-related concerns.

Where is the therapist licensed and practicing?

She is licensed in Wisconsin as an LMFT with license number WI LMFT 1321-124 and practices in that state.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are offered?

Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How are costs handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with this therapist?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Anger management

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 16 years
Licensed: Wisconsin
Languages: English

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