Live Oak counseling & Mediation

Jacqueline Warner, ma, lmft

The foundation of Live Oak Counseling is based on the Live Oak tree. 

It is called a “live” oak tree because it remains green and full of life throughout the winter, unlike other oaks, which become leafless and dormant.  It is a resilient, hardy, beautiful tree, which grows to be the vast centerpiece of any landscape for years to come.  The Live Oak is the sturdy, protective, charming canopy you want to sit under in your backyard, and have your children swing from during the summer.

The Live Oak represents what many of us desire in our lives – stability, resilience, vitality, beauty, and growth.  At Live Oak Counseling, I collaborate with you to meet your goals.  After all, this is your life, and my goal is to walk with you in achieving the life and relationship you want and need. 

My hope is that you and your partner will gain a new sense of hope. This work takes time, effort, and humility, but it can also bring you closer together as you understand each other in a new way, and feel seen, heard, and responded to. You CAN move from feeling disconnected, like you’re living on 2 separate planets, to feeling like you SEE each other again, and see the path back to one another. This is often not easy, so come in ready to do the work. But I’ve seen so many couples reconnect, realign, and become a team again! Take the first step by emailing me at jwarner@liveoakcounselingct.com - we can tackle this together.

my credentials

I received my Masters of Arts degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Fairfield University in Fairfield, CT.  I have received invaluable experience working with clients in outpatient therapy settings, as well as the Yale Child Study Center Intensive In-Home Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services (IICAPS) program. I am fully licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Virginia, and a “registered telehealth provider” in Florida. I am also an Advanced-Trained EFT couples therapist, and “training junkie”. I am constantly learning, with curiosity and passion for this work, and how to best support you!

I enjoy helping couples grow stronger relationships

In my private practice I am passionately invested in working with couples to build and rebuild a solid foundation of trust and interconnectedness.  Whether married, cohabiting, dating, or unsure, I have worked with a variety of relational situations.  I am an Advanced Trained Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapist (EFT) to help you identify areas of mistrust, wounds, and "misses", which impact your ability to connect.  Humans are attachment-based creatures, and EFT works to repair and rebuild broken, distant, or injured attachments in your relationship.  For more information, please see Links & Resources or Contact to directly discuss. 

A majority of couples hope to build more effective communication skills, decrease conflict, find more time for each other, and work through painful experiences, among other concerns.  Alongside EFT I use a variety of techniques to achieve these goals based on your needs.  Everyone is different, and I work to respect and understand your personality, and "style", so our time together is comfortable, meaningful, and maybe even fun! :)

In addition to helping couples rebuild, I am passionate about helping you discern the direction of your relationship. This is a difficult decision with significant repercussions, and I want you to feel as confident as you can with whatever decision you come to. If you decide to separate or divorce we can focus on how to walk through it in a healthy way for you, your partner, and children.  Divorce and separation are never easy, but Live Oak is here to walk with you should you determine that is the best choice.

Finding meaningful time together as a family

I also adore working with families.  Together we can foster healing, create structure, and find a healthy balance between control and freedom, work and play.  I mostly focus on families with teens as I thoroughly enjoy supporting you during this critical stage.  Families with teenagers are often stressed to the max, and trying to grow with their children (these amazing, budding adults with passion, attitude, and sometimes a chaotic tornado around them!).  It's an exciting time for everyone ripe for meaningful time spent together, but brings with it days of tug-of-war, feelings of future loss, and uncertainty about the future.  Sometimes things can get so off track, so quickly, and it's hard to find your way back.  Together we can navigate this season, so you and your children come out with a bond you can trust in.

Working with men and women moving your lives forward

Providing a safe space for men and women to individually explore, process, heal and move forward is a privilege as well.  I have seen the benefits of individual therapy over the years, and believe that when you put in the "work" of therapy, you will see progress, and healing.

A LITTLE ABOUT JACQUELINE

In addition to my love for helping others, I am a lover of travel, adventures, excellent BBQ, anything peacock related, houseplants (I finally stopped killing them all!), and I’m obsessed with the beautiful, constantly changing seasons in New England.  Originally from Texas, I have been blessed to also live on the west coast, the mid-Atlantic, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. I am currently a “digital nomad”, and so privileged to have the opportunity to do so. In 2023 I had the privilege of living in Europe for 7 months - y’all, I can’t tell you how much I miss fresh pastries and bread, Milka chocolate bars, incredible train systems and cheap flights, and the adventure of sorting out the difference between “ausfahrt”, “abfahrt” and “einfahrt” lol. Despite the distance, I have maintained close relationships with family and friends around the country (and globe), and made many more in beautiful New England!  I adore the time I have with the people in my life, and try to make the most of every moment! Through unfortunate hardships and loses I have learned the importance of laughter, connection, maintaining faith in oneself, and trusting "the process". We are built for resilience, and my greatest wish for everyone is the calm and ease that comes with trusting oneself, and using that as a foundation for connecting to others.