Jocelyn Schiffhouer , LPC

Jocelyn Schiffhouer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in northwestern Pennsylvania with 24 years of clinical experience. She has worked across a variety of settings and with clients of many ages, developing a broad skill set for addressing relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, communication problems, and intimacy-related issues. Her practice also encompasses treatment for depression, anxiety, stress, mood disorders, and post-traumatic stress, with considerable focus on children, adolescents, and family systems work.

Jocelyn blends creativity with an empathic, supportive stance, offering treatment plans tailored to each person's needs. Her approach is warm, accepting, and curious, and she is direct when necessary to help clients move toward meaningful change. She often incorporates trauma-narrative techniques and other evidence-informed methods to help individuals and families process difficult experiences and improve functioning.

As a clinician, Jocelyn values collaboration and practicality; she works with clients to set achievable goals and to identify strategies that fit their lives. She recognizes that seeking help takes courage and aims to create a compassionate space for people to share their stories and work toward their goals.

Approaches That Guide Online Care

Jocelyn uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; CBT is practical and often effective for issues such as anxiety, depression, and stress. She also draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy to support people processing traumatic experiences, using structured techniques to help integrate difficult memories and reduce their ongoing impact. In addition, Mindfulness Therapy offers simple practices that increase present-moment awareness and can ease emotional reactivity and promote self-regulation.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work together. Jocelyn collaborates with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences, then tailors methods and treatment plans so the approach fits each person's life and priorities.

Online therapy with Jocelyn can be delivered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules and different comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain consistent care and to access licensed professionals from home or other convenient locations.