Jacqueline Lizarazo, LCSW

Jacqueline Lizarazo is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Illinois with five years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, and depression. Jacqueline works with people who are dealing with difficult losses, painful memories, and low motivation.

Jacqueline uses practical, talk-based sessions where clients name goals and try new ways to meet them. She draws on client-centered methods and cognitive-behavioral ideas to help people notice patterns and make small changes. Sessions can include homework and exercises between meetings to build skills and keep progress moving.

She also works with techniques from dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness to teach emotion regulation and ways to tolerate distress when feelings run high. Motivational interviewing helps when someone is stuck or unsure about change. Jacqueline explains approaches plainly and helps clients choose what fits their situation.

Her style is direct; she gives feedback and asks challenging questions when needed. At times sessions look at recent weeks and at other times they focus on past events that shape current reactions. People should expect both check-ins and focused work during appointments.

Jacqueline supports people facing relationships that feel unstable, struggles with substance use or addictive patterns, body image or health-related stress, and complex grief or end-of-life concerns. She invites clients to clarify goals and try concrete steps toward them.

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