- Existential Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
About JacquelineJacqui
Jacqueline "Jacqui" Mancuso is a PACFA-registered counsellor with 14 years' experience working in Australian community settings. She has worked with people facing relationship strain, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and the stresses that come with life changes and caregiving. Her practice also covers concerns like self-esteem, career uncertainty, intimacy-related issues and compassion fatigue.
Jacqui adapts her approach to the person in front of her, taking cues about what someone is ready to work on. She offers space to talk through complex relationship dynamics, to notice and change difficult patterns, or to take small practical steps forward when that is needed. She can include creative interventions when a person asks for them.
Her work draws strongly on Existential Therapy and Internal Family Systems, with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy also informing sessions. Jacqui listens for the lived meaning behind a person’s experience and tracks underlying patterns so they can shift over time. Sessions combine conversation with reflective practices and, sometimes, creative tasks if agreed.
People often come to her when they feel stuck after a life transition, overwhelmed by caregiving or chronic illness, or when past family dynamics keep reappearing. She also has experience with military service backgrounds, disabilities and university-age concerns. Conversations are paced to the person's readiness and preference.
Jacqui offers services in Australia and works in English. Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first session is scheduled through the online pathway.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Jacqui draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Internal Family Systems and Existential Therapy in her work. ACT focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and taking value-driven action, which can help with anxiety, low motivation and life decisions. Internal Family Systems works with different parts of a person’s inner world to reduce internal conflict and increase self-understanding, useful for repetitive patterns and shame. Existential Therapy looks at meaning, choice and responsibility and is helpful when people are facing big life transitions or questions about purpose.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She will discuss goals and preferences and together they will test ways of working that fit the person’s needs. That collaborative process can involve conversational reflection, practical experiments and creative tasks when requested.
Session formats are not listed in the profile, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into study, work and day-to-day life because it reduces travel and can allow shorter check-ins or flexible scheduling. It can also make it simpler to continue sessions when living in a different town or balancing caregiving responsibilities. Appropriately registered therapists can help adapt exercises so they work well in remote sessions.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship difficulties, as well as life transitions and caregiver stress.
How would she work with someone who feels lost after university?
She uses conversational therapy informed by Existential Therapy and IFS to look at life direction, values and internal parts that hold competing goals.
What is her background and clinical experience?
Jacqui has 14 years' experience in community settings, including work with people affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, military service and chronic health conditions.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is PACFA-registered and practises in Australia.
Can non-Australian residents work with her?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the profile.
How much does it cost to work with her?
Costs vary by location; sessions use a subscription model which can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the online process.
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