Jackie M O'Malley GomezLMFT

Jackie M O'Malley Gomez is a California licensed marriage and family therapist with 25 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD concerns, and the ongoing effects of trauma and abuse. She also supports those coping with postpartum depression, panic attacks, addictions, and struggles with self-esteem and anger.

Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. She treats each person as the expert on their life and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions focus on practical steps you can try between meetings, and on learning ways to manage strong feelings and improve concentration.

Jackie uses techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to help change unhelpful thinking and reduce anxiety. She integrates somatic work and trauma-focused methods when past events continue to cause intense reactions or physical tension. This blend aims to address both thoughts and the body’s responses.

Clients often bring issues related to family of origin, communication problems, adoption and foster care concerns, and feelings of isolation or loss of purpose. She also has experience with first responder and veteran-related stress. Jackie pays attention to how life transitions and parenting demands affect mood and relationships.

Therapy begins with a clear look at what matters most to you and small, doable goals. The focus is on learning skills that make day-to-day life easier and on building greater self-compassion over time.

How therapeutic approaches fit into online care

Jackie draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and somatic therapy to help people manage symptoms and reactions. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety and depression. Somatic therapy pays attention to physical tension and body sensations, using breathing and movement strategies to ease stress responses.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Jackie will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. That might mean starting with CBT tools for immediate symptom relief and adding somatic techniques when physical stress or trauma reactions are prominent.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm current options before booking to see what works best for you. The focus is on practical skills you can use between sessions and on making therapy fit your daily routine.