Empowering, healing therapy for insightful, growth-minded adults and couples in TN, CO, & FL.

I’m so glad you’re here.

I know you’ve been struggling, and you’ve tried everything you know to do to get better. But so far none of it has created significant, lasting change.

  • You’ve read the self-help books.

  • You’ve listened to the podcasts.

  • You’ve followed the Instagram and TikTok accounts.

  • You’ve tried all your friends’ advice.

  • Maybe you’ve even tried therapy.

For years, you’ve tried to be perfect and show up perfectly for everyone else.

  • You feel like you just can’t quite get things right - you keep trying, but somehow you’re always slipping back into old habits or old patterns in relationships.

  • You replay every conversation you have, trying to find where it went wrong or what you should have said differently.

  • You feel like you’re always on stage, trying to remember the rules to keep each person you interact with happy.

  • You and your partner keep going over the same conversations, the same arguments, the same cycle, and it seems like you never really get resolution - at best you’re roommates and at worst you’re both hurt and disconnected.

  • You feel like something is wrong with you and no one even sees it - no one really knows and understands you and sees the way you struggle.

You just want to be your best self - confident, secure, and connected to those you love.

Hi, I’m Jacqueline, the owner and lead therapist at Wild Oaks Counseling.

Clients often come to me already aware of how and sometimes even why they’re stuck. They’ve tried a lot of things to grow and reach their best self, but so far nothing has led to long-term change.

I am not the stuffy, “sit back and analyze you” type of therapist. And I’m not just another passive, validating therapist. Don’t get me wrong—validation is an important and powerful tool. But you need more than that. You need someone who will challenge you, teach you, be directive, and call you out on your stuff.

I am a therapist who never shies away from the uncomfortable topics. I welcome topics related to trauma, sex, money, power, privilege, and identity. I also make space for humor, even when we both know something’s not actually funny—I believe humor can heal, and sometimes it helps us open the door to say the hard things. And I never stop learning.

I’ll help you explore and unpack how past and present events and/or relationships might be getting in the way of living the life you want and being the person you want to be. I particularly enjoy working with individuals and couples who are introspective and highly motivated to do deep work, and people who are open-minded to forms of therapy that aren’t traditional “talk therapy.”

I show up as my authentic self in each therapy session because I know how important it is to be able to trust, relate to, and feel secure with your therapist. I’m not just a blank observer.

I additionally have a special interest and skills in working with neurodivergent clients and relationships and the LGBTQIA+ community.

My Specialties & Modalities

Trauma Therapy

You’re not sure if you’d call it “trauma.” You’ve done pretty well for yourself, and there are definitely people out there who had it harder than you. But when you look back on it, it feels like life has been pretty hard - and some of the things you’ve been through are things you definitely wouldn’t wish on others. Sometimes you have a hard time connecting to people and being kind to yourself. You worry a lot, you don’t trust yourself or others, and you wouldn’t say you feel very confident or sure of yourself. If you’d like to feel more confident and secure in yourself and more connected in your relationships, click below to see if trauma therapy might be a good fit for you.

Relationship Therapy

When your relationship first started, you felt certain you’d finally found someone who would be able to see you, understand you, and would always care for you the way you care for them. You thought you’d found your person and your safe place. Now, you find yourself stuck in the same repeating cycle, arguing and disconnecting from one another, feeling hurt and lonely. Whether you’re hoping to come on your own to work on being a better partner and understanding your own part in your relationship, or hoping to come with your partner to get reconnected and learn to love each other better, relationship therapy can help you develop the deep connection you want.

Therapy Intensives

Sometimes even therapists get into a rut. Most of us are taught that the “right” way to do therapy is to meet every week, for 50-minutes, for months or years, letting clients decide each week what you focus on. And it’s not that this doesn’t work for some people. But I don’t think this is the only way or even the best way to do therapy. I offer adaptive, customizable therapy intensives to help you get better faster by having longer sessions (3+ hours) over the course of a few days (1-3 days, typically) with a specific, intentional focus. These sessions can work well to heal specific traumas or lay a significant foundation for couples to develop skills and frameworks to jumpstart their growth.

  • Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)

    This form of therapy uses eye movement to resolve traumas in as little as 1-3 sessions.

  • Brainspotting (BSP)

    Your gaze affects how you feel, and we utilize gaze positions to deeply and profoundly heal trauma.

  • Neurofeedback

    Neurofeedback can help your brain learn to regulate itself so that regulated, focused states of mind become the default.

  • Enneagram

    The Enneagram is a centuries old personality system that is useful for exploring adaptations and motivations.

  • Parts Work

    We store different versions of ourself within our psyche based on our experiences and adaptations.

  • Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)

    EFT explores the root issues and tracks the cycles couples get into in order to increase connection.

  • Relational Life Therapy (RLT)

    RLT uses research about trauma, attachment, and the patriarchy to reconnect couples.

  • Gottman Method

    The Gottman Institute studied couples for decades to discover the differences between healthy and unhealthy couples.

Types of Sessions

  • For ongoing problems or for those desiring more consistent immersion in growth, weekly or biweekly sessions can be a perfect fit. These can be utilized in coordination with intensives or as a standalone focus for growth.

  • Intensive sessions can be a good fit for trauma processing or couples. These sessions are typically 3+ hours, over the course of 1-3 days, and may focus on specific experiences or categories of trauma or may serve to develop a foundational set of skills for couples to jumpstart their growth.

  • Telehealth sessions can take place with clients located anywhere in the states of Tennessee, Colorado, or Florida at the time of each session. Clients can use a computer, cell phone, or tablet to access a secure Telehealth platform. These sessions can be a great fit for anyone who needs flexible scheduling or locations for sessions, with the ability to meet from your car, workplace, home, dorm, etc. without additional travel.

  • If you're located in the Chattanooga, North Georgia, or other East Tennessee areas, in-office sessions may be a great fit. My office is located in the beautiful Cambridge Square area of Ooltewah, TN, conveniently accessible from Chattanooga, Dalton, Cleveland, Fort Oglethorpe, Ringgold, and other surrounding cities. For some people, there is great value in being able to access a separate, specific, confidential space to feel safe and comfortable opening up and remaining vulnerable separate from their ongoing life and environment.

Ready to get started?

  1. Find a good fit. Reach out to get started with our consultation form. From there, we can schedule 20-minute phone chat to make sure we’re a good fit and answer any questions.

  2. Commit. Commit to giving this process a solid go. Stay focused on showing up, remaining vulnerable and open-minded, and we’ll adapt the process to best fit your needs.

  3. Feel secure, confident, and connected. Develop a deep sense of inner knowing that you can trust, become, and stay deeply connected in your relationships, and grow into the person you want to be.