Jacqueline Bautista, LMFT

Jacqueline Bautista is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 20 years of clinical experience. She combines a strong academic background - a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in marketing from San Francisco State University and an M.S. in Counseling Psychology with a focus on cross-cultural issues from Cal State East Bay - with long-term work supporting families, adolescents, and individuals facing crises and trauma.

She has extensive experience working with youth ages 12 to 19 and with diverse family systems responding to traumatic situations. Her clinical focus includes common concerns such as depression and anxiety, relationship and parenting difficulties, life transitions, and healing from trauma or emotional abuse. Jacqueline adapts her work to each person and situation, recognizing that cultural context and personal history shape the path to recovery.

Her counseling style is warm, interactive, and rooted in respect, sensitivity, and compassion. She rejects stigmatizing labels and aims to meet people where they are, offering a non-judgmental space for exploration and growth. Jacqueline encourages clients to notice small sources of joy as part of a balanced approach to wellbeing.

Clinically, she integrates cognitive behavioral techniques, solution-focused strategies, and motivational interviewing to build practical skills and forward movement. Treatment plans and therapeutic dialogue are tailored to the individual or family so goals remain relevant and achievable. Jacqueline emphasizes collaboration, empowering clients to take the steps that lead to a more fulfilling and resilient life.

She welcomes motivated individuals ready to begin change and offers steady support and guidance throughout the therapeutic process.