Jacqueline Walz

Jacqueline Walz is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in Minnesota who helps people handle stress, anxiety, depression, grief, body image and eating concerns, and the strain of workplace issues. She offers a calm, warm presence and focuses on what matters most to each person. Jacqueline centers conversations on practical steps and clear goals rather than jargon. Jacqueline describes her style as casual, inviting, and patient. She starts by meeting people where they are and listening to their priorities. Much of her background includes one-on-one work with adults and experience supporting older adults with aging and geriatric concerns. Her clinical approach draws on methods that help people change unhelpful thoughts, build motivation for change, and reframe life stories to find new meaning. She also uses goal-focused techniques to identify small steps that move a person forward. Jacqueline aims to combine these methods in ways that match each person’s needs. She has experience in leadership and employee development, which informs how she coaches people through workplace stress and career transitions. Jacqueline emphasizes practical tools people can try between sessions and simple ways to measure progress. Reaching out for help can feel hard, and Jacqueline says that starting therapy is a courageous step. She invites people to take things at a pace that feels manageable and to focus on realistic, day-to-day changes.

How Jacqueline Uses Evidence-Based Methods Online

Jacqueline draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to help people change patterns that cause distress and to build momentum for change. CBT looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior. Motivational Interviewing focuses on a person's own reasons for change and helps turn ambivalence into clear, doable steps. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jacqueline treats therapy as a collaboration and will help you choose which methods fit your goals and preferences. She adapts techniques to each person's pace and checks in about how well an approach is working. The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing commute time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people meet with a licensed professional from a different location and try tools and homework between meetings that directly connect to daily routines.