Jacqueline Whitaker, AMFT
Hi, I’m Jacqueline. I’m a Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist and certified Somatic Therapist offering therapy in Calabasas, Malibu, and throughout California via telehealth.
I believe people have a natural capacity for healing and change. Sometimes that sense of knowing gets harder to access when life feels overwhelming, painful, or disconnected. Therapy can be a place to slow down, come back to yourself, and reconnect with that inner clarity at your own pace.
I work from a relational, trauma-informed, and somatic lens. This means we pay attention not just to thoughts, but also to emotions, nervous system patterns, body experiences, and the ways your life experiences have shaped how you move through the world. In our work together, I try to create a space where you can slow down, feel supported, and begin to reconnect with yourself in a way that feels steady, compassionate, and grounded.
Many of the people I work with are dealing with anxiety, trauma, burnout, low self-esteem, or relational stress. Others come in seeking support for ADHD, life transitions, postpartum and perinatal changes, emotionally complex family dynamics, or a sense of feeling disconnected from themselves.
My role is to support you in reconnecting with your own inner wisdom, the part of you that already knows how to move toward healing, safety, and meaningful change, even if it feels far away right now. I also help co-create a supportive, nonjudgmental space and offer clinical insight, tools, and skills when it feels helpful.
I care deeply about this work and about the people I get to sit with in it. My hope is that therapy feels like a space where you can be yourself without having to hold it all together, something grounding, collaborative, and deeply human.
Certificates & Trainings:
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Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy
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Certified Somatic Anxiety Therapist | The Embody Lab
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ACT for Beginners | Russ Harris
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Emotion Focused Therapy level 1 | Sue Johnson
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Mastering Internal Family Systems Therapy for Trauma,
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Anxiety, Depression, Addiction & more | Dr. Richard Schwartz & Dr. Frank Anderson
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Bachelors in Social Work
Areas of Focus:
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Anxiety
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Trauma
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ADHD
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Perinatal & postpartum support
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Self esteem & identity development
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Adult children of emotionally immature parents
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Couples
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Play therapy for children and teens
Fees & Insurance
I charge $175 per session and can provide a superbill if needed. Sliding scale options for those in financial need. I am in-network with Aetna and Healthnet.
Please call or email me to set up an appointment or a consultation call. I look forward to connecting!
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