Jacquelyn "Jackie" Taylor-Mays, LCSW
Experienced Tennessee LCSW focused on practical change
Book with JacquelynWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
How Jacquelyn works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Tennessee
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Jacquelyn
Jacquelyn "Jackie" Taylor-Mays is a Tennessee-licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience. Jackie focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, addictions, low self-esteem, relationship concerns, and anger. She believes people know their own stories and brings steady support while they make changes.
Jackie uses a straightforward, people-first style in sessions. She helps clients notice patterns that cause pain and learn small, doable skills to reduce distress. Conversations are respectful and aimed at immediate next steps as well as longer-term growth.
Background and approach
Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioral tools to address how thoughts, feelings, and past relationships shape behavior. Jackie also uses client-centered methods to keep the person's goals at the center of work. Those methods can help with trauma, grief, career shifts, and coping with life changes.
Clients benefit from practical strategies for managing anger, sleep, eating, and the stress that comes with caregiving or chronic health issues. She also supports work on intimacy-related concerns and communication problems. The pace and focus are set together so change feels manageable.
Sessions are offered in English and are available through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Jackie works with people seeking support for a wide range of concerns, and she partners with each person to set clear goals and track progress.
What Jacquelyn works with
Everything Jacquelyn lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Jacquelyn's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jacquelyn lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Jackie combines Attachment-Based Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address how past relationships and daily thought patterns affect current feelings and behavior. Attachment-based work looks at how connection and early relationship patterns shape reactions, which can help with intimacy, abandonment concerns, and communication problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, anger, sleep, and mood challenges.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Jackie talks with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped in the past. Together they try methods that match the client's needs and adjust the plan as progress is tracked and new issues come up.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility: video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day, and live chat or text-based messaging supports brief check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options make it simpler to fit sessions into work, caregiving, or medical schedules while keeping therapeutic focus on the client's goals.
Questions people ask about Jacquelyn
What concerns does Jackie help with?
She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, low self-esteem, relationship issues, trauma, grief, sleep and eating concerns, and career or life transitions.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Jackie follows a practical, people-first style that focuses on small, usable skills and understanding patterns that cause distress. Sessions aim to set achievable next steps and long-term goals together.
What is her background and experience?
She holds a Tennessee LCSW and brings 20 years of professional experience working with a range of concerns from addictions to compassion fatigue.
Where is she licensed and based?
Jackie is licensed in Tennessee as an LCSW and practices with that licensure.
What languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and getting started handled?
Cost varies by location and availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.