I’m Jacqueline Dotson — but please call me Jackie. Born and raised in New York City, I earned my BA in History and MSW in Clinical Social Work from New York University before making Sacramento my home in 2000.

I bring over 25 years of clinical social work experience across inpatient, intensive outpatient, residential, and emergency psychiatric settings. I spent six years as a psychiatric social worker in hospital emergency departments and maintained a private psychotherapy practice in Sacramento from 2005 to 2014. After nearly a decade as a civilian clinical social worker with the California Army National Guard, I returned to private practice in 2025, now offering telehealth therapy to adults throughout California.

I also have personal experience managing chronic illness, which gives me a unique perspective on the intersection of physical health, emotional resilience, and daily functioning. This experience informs my work with high-functioning adults who feel quietly overwhelmed, helping you untangle over-responsibility, reduce high-functioning anxiety, and create space where you don’t have to hold everything together — even while navigating health challenges.

Outside of work, I’m an avid figure skater, improv performer, historian, cyclist, and I’m politically engaged locally. I also value long, thoughtful conversations.