Jaclyn Fortier, LCMHC, is a licensed clinical mental health
counselor, counseling education trainer, and dedicated mental
health advocate specializing in domestic abuse awareness and
prevention. Her professional foundation began serving in the
military, and her lived experience turned into a clinical passion to
help others through the complexities of domestic abuse patterns
and cycles. Jaclyn’s career evolved into founding Carolina
Counseling Wellness Associates (CCWA), a North Carolina-
based statewide group counseling practice that focuses on
foundational psychological safety within the workspace for the
providers who work with CCWA.

As a trainer and counseling educator, Jaclyn focuses her training
on equipping solo and group private practices with evidence-
based knowledge and assessment skills necessary to safely
identify and navigate clients who present with domestic abuse
and potentially unsafe relational components. Jaclyn assists
providers with how and when to connect and refer to community
emergency resources when treating potential safety risks with
clients, while also promoting a psychologically safe environment
for clients to navigate partner abuse from a place of self-
empowerment, self-trust, and the power that friendship and
community have on individuals’ safety and mental wellness.

Disclosure Statement for Jaclyn Fortier; Financial: Jaclyn Fortier receives a speaking honorarium from Mustard Consulting LLC.