- Years in practice
- 14
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Bipolar disorder
About Theresia
Theresia Jackson is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who speaks plainly about the pain that brings people to therapy. She knows feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or numb can make even small choices feel huge. She meets clients with calm, direct support and helps them name what is happening so they can take the next step forward.
She focuses on parenting concerns among many areas of practice and uses straightforward, practical methods to address stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, addictions, and intimacy and relationship struggles.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to identify the patterns that keep someone stuck and build small, doable changes that fit daily life. Her style mixes cognitive behavioral ideas with acceptance-oriented work and attachment-focused listening. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, commit to values-based actions, and look at how past connections shape current behavior.
The work is collaborative and grounded in real-world tasks rather than jargon. Jackson has 14 years of clinical experience and holds the Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential. She also completed advanced doctoral coursework in marriage and family therapy and draws on that training to explain family dynamics and codependency patterns when helpful.
People who choose her often want direct feedback, clear steps, and a therapist who is both honest and supportive. Sessions are paced to fit what each person needs, with practical tools for managing emotions, setting boundaries, and improving day-to-day functioning.
What Theresia works with
Everything Theresia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Theresia helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Theresia lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It’s useful for anxiety, depression, and parenting stress when people want clear, value-driven changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thinking that keep problems going and practicing specific skills to shift behavior and mood; it often helps with rumination, worry, and sleep issues. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current connections and can help people understand patterns that affect intimacy, boundaries, and parenting choices.Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to test methods, adjust goals, and pick techniques that fit the client’s needs and daily life. That collaborative process helps shape sessions so they feel useful and relevant rather than one-size-fits-all.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to add flexibility. Video helps keep visual cues for deeper conversations, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and text messaging supports short updates or reminders between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep progress moving forward even when in-person visits aren’t possible.
Questions people ask about Theresia
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, depression, ADHD, addictions, LGBT issues, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, parenting, anger, self-esteem, career stress, and compassion fatigue among other areas.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is direct and collaborative, blending practical cognitive techniques with acceptance and attachment perspectives to help people change habits and act on what matters to them.
What is her clinical background?
She brings 14 years of clinical experience and has completed advanced PhD-level coursework in marriage and family therapy, focusing on family dynamics, attachment issues, and codependency.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (FL LMHC) and practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she is able to work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a therapy relationship?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's listed availability.
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