Jaclyn Cravens Pickens, Ph.D., LMFT

Research Interests

Research focuses on the role of technology and internet in the profession, including technology and intimate partner relationships and relational teletherapy practices.

Classes Taught

• CMFT 5305 DSM
• CMFT 6303 Couples and Sex
• CMFT 6323 Qualitative Methods
• CMFT 6342 Practicing CMFT in the Digital Age

Publications

Referred Journal Articles

Pickens, C. J., Riggs, R. E., Kimball, T. Rasmussen, E., & Wakefield, S., (2025). "Just Listen...Really Listen": Expectations of Youth when disclosing mental health concerns with parents. Health Communication, 40(12), 2638-2650.

Swecker, K., D'Aniello-Heyda, C., Martinez, K., Nixon, A., Pickens, J. C., (2025). Relationship benefits of Gaming Together: A phenomenological approach. Contemporary Family Therapy, 1 - 14.

Pickens, J. C., & Norton, A. (2025). Assessing the appropriateness of Teletherapy for Intimate Partner Violence. (Ed. R. A. Cobb). The Therapists Notebook for Systemic Therapy, 180-185.

Johnson, D. J., Pickens, J. C., Holypak, D., & Denzer-King, A. (2024). Strengthening couple relationships through a digital connection. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 50(3), 687-705.

Hoss, L., Richardson, L. S., Axelrod, A., & Pickens, J. C. (2023). Clinical guidelines when addressing abuse over telemental health. Contemporary Family Therapy, 43(5), 287-297.

Weiser, D. A., Shrout, M. R., Thomas, A. V., Edwards, A. L., & Pickens, J. C. (2023). "I've been cheated, been mistreated, when will I be loved": Two decades of infidelity research through an intersectional lens. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 40(3), 856-898.

Asebedo, S. D., Archuleta, K. L., Durband, D. B., Fife, S., Ford, M. R.,Gray, B. T., Lurtz, M. R., Pickens, J. C., McCoy, M., & Sheridan, G. (2021). Facilitating Virtual Client Meetings for Money Conversations: Skills and Strategies. Journal of Financial Planning.

Finlayson, B. T.*, Jones, E.*, & Pickens, J. C. (Submitted 1/2021). Solution Focused Brief Therapy: Telemental Health Suicide Intervention. Contemporary Family Therapy. Doi:10.1007/s10591-021-09599-1

Pickens, J. C., Morris, N.*, & Johnson, D. J.* (2020). The Digital Divide: Couple and Family Therapy Programs’ integration of teletherapy training and education. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 46(2), 186-200. doi:10.1111/jmft.12417 

Pickens, J. C. & Whiting, J. B. (2020). Tech Talk: Analyzing the negotiations and rules around technology use in intimate relationships. Contemporary Family Therapy, 42(2), 175-189.

Pickens, J. C. (Spring, 2020). Adaptations of Therapists’ theory of therapy: Preparing for  Teletherapy services. Family Therapy Magazine, (Invited).

Johnson, D. J.*, Holyoak, D.*, & Pickens, J. C. (Accepted). Using Narrative Therapy in the treatment of Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse in the context of Couples Therapy. American Journal of Family Therapy.

Pickens, J. C. (Spring, 2020). Adaptations of Therapists’ theory of therapy: Preparing for  Teletherapy services. Family Therapy Magazine, (Invited).

(* = notes undergraduate/graduate student mentorship at time of publication; IF = Impact Factor)

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