About Jocelyn
Jocelyn Schiffhouer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania with 24 years of clinical experience. She offers a warm, curious, and direct counseling style that aims to help people make practical changes. Jocelyn uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs and preferences.
Her work focuses on relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, stress and anxiety, and intimacy-related issues. She also helps people struggling with parenting, self-esteem, depression, and coping with big life changes.
How Jocelyn works
Additional areas she addresses include blended family issues, communication problems, family of origin concerns, narcissism, post-traumatic stress, and somatization. Jocelyn blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness practices, solution-focused techniques, somatic work, and trauma-focused approaches. Sessions are collaborative and goal oriented, with attention to both thoughts and bodily responses.
She adapts plans to the situation, offering concrete steps and measurable goals when helpful. Her style is approachable and straightforward. She listens with empathy and asks questions that help people see patterns and try new strategies.
Treatment plans are tailored, practical, and revised as progress is made. Jocelyn recognizes that reaching out for help takes courage. She aims to create a respectful space where people can tell their story and work toward change.
Prospective clients can expect a practitioner who combines experience with a down-to-earth approach to problem solving.
Jocelyn lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Jocelyn works with
The areas below are the ones Jocelyn selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Intimacy-related issues
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Somatization
- Stress, Anxiety
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 24 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Jocelyn commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy in her work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and trying new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and relationship stress. Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process painful memories and learn skills to manage reactions that follow traumatic events.She also incorporates Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice their thoughts and bodily sensations without judgment. Mindfulness can assist with stress, anxiety, and self-esteem by building present-moment awareness and calmer responses.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Jocelyn works collaboratively with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts techniques over time and checks in regularly to see what helps most.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let a therapist and client use visual cues and work through exercises together. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief updates, coaching between sessions, or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different life situations.
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