Jacques Noguess

Jacques Noguess is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) who focuses on helping people move past what holds them back. He emphasizes practical steps so clients can reduce stress, manage anger, and feel more in control. Jacques writes and listens in plain language and works to make therapy understandable and usable.

He brings 14 years as an LPC and a longer career in social services to his sessions. That experience includes work with depression, anxiety, trauma and serious mental health conditions, though he centers each meeting on the person in front of him. He aims to help people strengthen self-esteem, cope with grief, and address addictions or relationship struggles.

Jacques draws on several approaches in his work. He uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients notice what matters to them and take value-led action. He applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and change unhelpful thinking patterns. He also uses Client-Centered techniques to keep the conversation grounded in the client’s experience.

Sessions focus on clear goals and skills people can use between meetings. He helps with parenting stress, career transitions, life changes, and issues like codependency or caregiver strain. Jacques also supports people dealing with anger, intimacy-related problems, and compassion fatigue.

Outside of work he is a married father of two and enjoys music and travel. He frames therapy as a collaborative process where practical tools meet the client’s real life needs.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people identify what truly matters to them and take small, committed steps toward those values while accepting difficult feelings. It is often useful for stress, anxiety, grief, and ongoing struggles like anger. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical exercises and behavioral experiments to reduce symptoms such as anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. Client-Centered Therapy centers the session on the client's experience, using empathic listening and reflection so people can explore what matters and find their own solutions.

Deciding which approach to use is a cooperative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, and suggest strategies that fit the situation. Clients often try a mix of methods and adjust the plan as they learn what helps.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, since the profile does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, quieter surroundings at a chosen location can help with focus, short check-ins can fit a lunch break, and not needing a commute saves time. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, mindfulness practices, and behavioral homework to an online setting so the work continues between meetings.