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Jackie M O'Malley Gomez

Compassionate therapist blending skills and strengths

LMFT California

Experience
25 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Depression
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy
Languages
English
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About Jackie

Jackie M O'Malley Gomez is a California-licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 25 years of clinical experience. She supports people navigating stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and attention-related concerns such as ADHD, combining practical skills with an affirming, client-centered stance.

Background and approach

Jackie emphasizes that clients bring expertise about their own lives and builds on personal strengths to address challenges like panic, self-esteem struggles, addictive behaviors, and life transitions. Her practice integrates evidence-informed approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness techniques, somatic work, and trauma-focused interventions to tailor care to each person's needs.

Jackie has additional focus on issues such as parenting, family-of-origin dynamics, abandonment and adoption-related concerns, isolation and loneliness, postpartum depression, and recovery from post-traumatic stress. She encourages those taking the first step toward therapy, offering a supportive environment to explore goals, learn coping strategies, and develop lasting skills for emotional regulation and improved functioning.

Online approaches that combine skills and body awareness

Jackie's teletherapy work blends practical, skills-based strategies with awareness of the body and nervous system. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and to build concrete coping skills for anxiety, depression, panic, and ADHD-related concentration challenges. Mindfulness Therapy focuses on present-moment awareness and gentle attention practices that can reduce rumination, support emotional regulation, and improve stress management.

She approaches treatment collaboratively, recognizing that choosing the right approach is a process. The therapist and client work together to determine which combination of CBT, mindfulness, or somatic techniques best fits the client's goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs, adjusting strategies as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to access care from home or another convenient setting, support continuity when life is busy, and allow a mix of real-time and written check-ins to reinforce skills learned in sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Jackie commonly address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Jackie combines a client-centered stance with practical interventions, drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, somatic techniques, and trauma-focused methods to tailor work to each person's needs.
What is her professional background?
She brings 25 years of professional work experience helping people with adolescent and adult concerns including childhood trauma, PTSD, depression, and attention-related difficulties.
Where is Jackie licensed and practicing?
Jackie is licensed in California and holds the credential CA LMFT 42374 as a licensed marriage and family therapist.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are provided in English; services are not offered in other languages and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How are fees and payment structured?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseDepressionADHD

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careCommunication problemsFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSmoking / vaping cessationYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English