- 25 years experience
- Adoption and foster care
- LMFT California
About Jackie
Jackie M O'Malley Gomez is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, ADHD, and problems with relationships and parenting. She will listen to your story and treat you as the expert in your life. The first step can feel hard, and she acknowledges the courage it takes to begin.
With 25 years of clinical experience in California, Jackie focuses on practical ways to manage symptoms and regain footing after difficult events. She draws on therapy approaches that address thinking patterns, bodily reactions, and trauma memories. Sessions aim to build skills you can use between meetings and to reinforce strengths you already have.
Many people come for help with panic, post-traumatic stress, postpartum depression, or struggles tied to adoption and foster care. She also supports concerns like anger, self-esteem, addiction, isolation, and difficulties with family of origin. Jackie pays attention to how life transitions affect mood and functioning, and she helps people problem-solve around those changes.
Her style is grounded and collaborative. Jackie works step by step with each person to set goals and try manageable strategies. She blends ideas from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, somatic work, and trauma-focused methods as they fit the client's needs.
Jackie offers sessions in English and practices in California as an LMFT, which stands for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. If you are ready to start, select the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire to schedule according to therapist availability.
How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Many of Jackie's methods focus on changing unhelpful thoughts and noticing bodily signals. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people spot thinking patterns that increase anxiety or low mood and then test new, more helpful responses. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus through regular exercises.The right approach often becomes clear through collaboration. Jackie works with each person to identify goals, try different techniques, and adjust based on what feels helpful. Clients and therapist decide together which mix of strategies fits best for symptoms, lifestyle, and preferences.
Confirm the session formats before booking to know exactly how meetings are held. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let someone continue care while managing life changes or relocating. Ask about format details during the matching and scheduling steps so sessions match daily routines and goals.
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Experience
25+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns can this therapist help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes among other concerns.
How would you describe the therapy style and approach?
Her approach is collaborative and practical, focusing on skills and steps clients can try between sessions. She draws on cognitive behavioral, mindfulness, somatic, and trauma-focused ideas to match each person's needs.
What is her professional background?
She has 25 years of professional work experience helping adolescents and adults with trauma, anxiety, ADHD, depression, and related concerns.
Where is this therapist licensed and practicing?
She is licensed in California as an LMFT, which means Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and practices in that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients arrange sessions?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with this therapist?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.