Jacquelyn "Jackie" Taylor-Mays
Compassionate social worker guiding practical change
LCSW Tennessee
- Experience
- 20 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, LGBT
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Jacquelyn
Jacquelyn "Jackie" Taylor-Mays brings 20 years of social work practice to clients across Tennessee as an LCSW. She centers care on collaborative work, honoring each person as the expert of their own story while offering clinical guidance for stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship challenges, self-esteem, motivation, and confidence.
Background and approach
Her background includes helping people navigate grief, trauma, mood concerns such as depression and bipolar disorder, and practical struggles like sleep, eating, and career concerns. Jackie draws on a mix of evidence-informed approaches, including cognitive behavioral techniques alongside attachment-informed and client-centered methods to support lasting change.
She emphasizes strengths and empowerment, recognizing that taking the first steps toward a more satisfying life often requires courage and practical support. In sessions she focuses on building coping skills, improving communication, and addressing patterns that interfere with goals, while tailoring interventions to each client's needs and preferences.
How therapeutic approaches inform online care
Jacquelyn integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy into her online practice in ways that aim to be practical and relational. CBT focuses on identifying patterns of thought and behavior that maintain distress and learning new skills to manage anxiety, mood, and addictive behaviors. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns and early bonds to help clarify how current relationships and emotional responses develop and how they can shift.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She frames therapy as a collaborative process, listening to a client's goals and preferences and then selecting methods that fit those needs rather than applying a single technique across every case. Clients can expect a blend of skill-building and exploration tailored to their situation.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility around schedules and geography. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during busy weeks or life transitions while allowing the therapist and client to determine which format suits the work and goals best.
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Experience
20+ years
Licensed
Tennessee
Languages
English