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Jackeline Goncalves, LICSW, is a compassionate and skilled therapist who serves college students, adolescents, and adults dealing with anxiety, life transitions, self-esteem issues, and other challenges. She specializes in helping clients transform their lives through mindset shifts, working with them to build resilience, manage symptoms, and achieve their personal and professional goals. By focusing on each client’s strengths, she empowers them to address obstacles and develop practical, holistic coping strategies tailored to their individual needs.
Her therapeutic approach is rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), blended with mindfulness practices to foster self-awareness and promote calm in moments of stress. She also integrates the principles of manifestation, believing that a positive mindset can drive meaningful life changes. Her motto, “Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life,” reflects her commitment to helping clients unlock their potential and reshape their futures.
Jackeline holds a Master’s degree in Social Work from Walden University, obtained in 2019, and has years of experience working in the social work field. Her background includes diverse settings where she conducted evaluations and assessments, building a solid foundation for her private practice. In 2024, after earning her independent license, she launched Healing Body And Mind Therapy, where she offers a safe and supportive space for clients to engage in their healing journey.
Jackeline offers sessions exclusively in a virtual format, making her services accessible to clients across different regions. She is also bilingual in Cape Verdean Creole, allowing her to connect more deeply with Cape Verdean clients.
Years of Experience: 5 years
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Stress management - Strengthening effective ways of coping with the stress of life and change; managing expectations of self and others
Cultural adjustment - Acclimating to a new environment; managing stress and coping with feelings of loss and separation from familiar people and places
Life transitions - Coping with difficult or impactful life changes, such as moving to a new area, relationship transitions, child rearing, or career changes; learning self-care to better manage resulting stress
Adolescent mental health - Working with adolescents, teenagers, and parents on social, academic, and/or emotional challenges throughout teenage years; addressing anxiety, family conflicts, peer relationships, school stress, transition to college, social media pressures, self-esteem, hopelessness about the future, emotional disregulation
Self-esteem - Cultivating self-compassion, assertiveness, and confidence; developing ways to reduce suffering, anxiety, social withdrawal, and self-neglect