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Jacqueline Meszaros is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with expertise in adoption, eating disorders, body image, life transitions, spiritual questions and trauma. She sees individuals at various life transitions, including entering and leaving college, figuring out life in one's 20s, navigating issues related to gender and identity, becoming new parents, empty nesting, menopause, and caring for aging parents. In her adoption specialty, she supports clients through different stages of adoption, including the adoption process for parents, emotional support for adoptees, and reconnection between adoptees and birth parents. Jacqueline also has extensive experience working with individuals on the autism spectrum, as well as other issues related to neurodivergence.
Jacqui is dedicated to helping her clients understand all aspects of themselves, drawing from an integrative approach, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral therapy, Jungian therapy, Existential therapy, Gestalt therapy, and therapeutic journal writing. She has special training in pastoral counseling and Kabbalistic healing, which she uses upon request to help her clients understand the role that spirituality plays in their lives and healing. She is dedicated to creating an empathetic, compassionate, and supportive space for her clients to examine their lives and create collaborative treatment plans, inspired by her own personal process and spiritual path.
Life transitions - Entering and leaving college, figuring out life in your 20s, becoming new parents, empty nesting, menopause, and caring for aging parents
Entering and leaving college - Supporting emerging adults as they transition to and from the college environment
Figuring out life in one's 20s - Specialized strategies for common issues of young adulthood, including school and career stressors, support around healthy relationships, existential concerns, drug or alcohol issues, eating disorders, and anxiety and/or depression
Parenting - Helping parents with their own issues within the context of supporting children
Empty nesting - Supporting parents as children leave home
Menopause - Supporting women in later stages of life experiencing menopause
Caring for aging parents - Coping with anxiety, stress, fatigue, and burnout related to caring for a loved one; balancing the needs of others with one's own needs and health
Adoption - Sees clients across the stages of adoption, including the adoption process for parents, emotional support for adoptees, and reconnection between adoptees and birth parents
Anxiety - Generalized anxiety, stress management
Depression - Sleep and energy disruption, overall mood disturbance, inability to enjoy yourself, and difficulty being motivated, amongst many other symptoms
Eating disorders - Including bulimia and restrictive habits that are not severe; works with dietitians and physicians to ensure clients are working with a team
Chronic illness - Managing chronic illness; receiving a diagnosis, contemplating and processing related emotions, viewing through a holistic lens
Loss and grief - Processing the loss of a loved one, any form of grief; processing he emotional aspects of personal illness or the illness of a loved one
Trauma - Including dealing with past sexual assault, childhood trauma, environmental trauma, PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder); trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), a type of trauma treatment
Sliding scale: A limited number of lower fee sessions are available to clients who need a reduced fee to receive therapy.
"Jacqui is a insightful and talented practitioner with strong integrative approach utilizing psychodynamic, Gestalt, Existential, CBT, and mindfulness based practices. Jacqui is a woman with integrity and compassion guided by knowledge and heart. I believe her to be a supportive, educative and insightful therapist."
- Martha Powers, LICSW • February 2017"Jacqueline is an experienced therapist who takes a holistic approach to working with people. She provides a supportive environment for individuals to work on personal change. Jacqueline is caring and thoughtful about the work she does."
- Kristeen Rocha, LICSW • June 2017"Ms. Meszaros has training and experience in working with adults with relationship and attachment issues. She has helped many male clients I have referred to her gain access to their feelings and have greater emotional expression."
- Dr. Joanne Doucette, EdD • February 2017