Jacquelyn 'Jackie' Newman-Hoppe , LPC

Jacquelyn 'Jackie' Newman-Hoppe is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with 12 years of clinical experience helping individuals and families navigate stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship challenges, grief, trauma, and a wide range of life transitions. She focuses on improving daily functioning, building clarity, and supporting personal growth so clients can move toward greater wellbeing and more satisfying relationships.

Her practice addresses many concerns including depression, parenting difficulties, communication problems, ADHD, bipolar disorder, eating and body-image struggles, intimacy and sexual concerns, and issues related to adoption, attachment, and blended family dynamics. She also works with clients facing chronic illness, caregiving stress, codependency, domestic violence, and substance abuse in families.

Newman-Hoppe brings both professional training and lived experience to her work. Her counseling style is warm, interactive, and solution-focused, using active listening and unconditional acceptance to tailor treatment plans to each person. She draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioral strategies, acceptance and commitment techniques, dialectical skills, mindfulness, and client-centered methods to meet unique needs.

Her decision to become an LPC was influenced by personal family experience blending five children; she is the spouse of an Air Force veteran, a mother of five adult children, and a grandmother. She emphasizes collaboration, respect, and compassion while helping clients explore options and build practical solutions for the challenges they face.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Jacquelyn 'Jackie' Newman-Hoppe uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT offers practical tools for managing symptoms of anxiety, depression, and many everyday stressors by teaching skills to reframe thinking patterns and build healthier routines.

She also employs acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), which emphasizes values-based action and learning to live with difficult feelings without letting them dictate choices. ACT can be useful for stress, anxiety, trauma-related avoidance, and situations where clients want to clarify what matters most and move toward those goals.

Client-centered therapy is a core part of her approach, focusing on empathic listening and creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space for clients to explore their experiences. This style supports relationship concerns, grief, identity questions, and the process of discovering personal strengths.

Finding the right approach is part of the collaborative process. She works with each client to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting techniques over time as progress and circumstances evolve.

Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for people balancing work, family, or mobility limitations. These options make it easier to maintain consistency in care, attend sessions from home or another convenient setting, and use a mix of modalities to match the moment and therapeutic goals.