I’m Jacqueline Dotson, but please call me Jackie. I was born, raised, and educated in New York City, where I earned a BA in History and an MSW in Clinical Social Work from New York University. I’ve been living in Sacramento, California since 2000.

I have over 25 years of experience in clinical social work across a variety of settings, including inpatient, intensive outpatient, and residential psychiatric programs. I spent six years as a psychiatric social worker in emergency departments and maintained a private psychotherapy practice in Sacramento from 2005 to 2014. After nearly 10 years working for the federal government as a civilian clinical social worker for the California National Guard, I returned to private practice in early 2025. I now provide therapy to adults throughout California via telehealth.

Outside of work, I am an avid figure skater, into performing improv comedy, reading history books, active in local politics, also into cycling, and long conversations.