Jocelyn Schiffhouer, LPC - Therapist in Pennsylvania

About Jocelyn

Jocelyn Schiffhouer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania. She brings 24 years of experience to her work and focuses on family and parenting concerns along with relationship and trauma-related issues. Jocelyn takes a warm and direct approach so clients know what to expect in sessions.

She uses practical, evidence-informed methods to help people address anxiety, depression, stress, and intimacy-related struggles. Sessions are organized around clear goals and steps.

Background and approach

Jocelyn adapts plans to each person's situation instead of using a one-size-fits-all script. Her background includes extensive work with family systems and trauma-focused approaches. That experience shapes how she looks at communication problems, blended family issues, family of origin patterns, and post-traumatic stress.

She draws on somatic tools when trauma has a physical or bodily component. Jocelyn describes her style as open, curious, and accepting. She balances empathy with straightforward feedback so clients can try new ways of relating and coping.

Treatment planning is collaborative and tailored to the client’s needs. Asking for help can feel hard, and Jocelyn aims to make the process clear and manageable. She encourages honest conversation about goals, and she works with clients on practical steps to move forward.

Her practice uses several short-term and longer-term approaches, and she stays flexible about methods based on what is most helpful. Jocelyn looks forward to partnering with people who want to address relationship and family concerns and related life changes.

Therapeutic approaches for online family and trauma work

Jocelyn often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people identify unhelpful thought patterns and test new behaviors. CBT breaks problems into small parts so clients can practice changes and notice different results in daily life.

She also draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy and Somatic Therapy when past events or bodily symptoms shape current difficulties. Trauma-focused work helps process memories and reduce their hold on daily functioning, while somatic tools help people notice and gently shift physical tension linked to stress and trauma.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Jocelyn will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up. Together they choose methods that fit the client’s needs and adjust the plan over time based on progress and feedback.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. These options let people fit sessions into busy schedules, continue work after life changes, and use different communication styles for check-ins or deeper conversations.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Solution-Focused Therapy

Rather than examining the problem at length, this looks at what is already working and builds on it. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, with small achievable steps, which translates readily to shorter online conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of issues does Jocelyn address?

She works with relationship and family matters, trauma and abuse, stress, anxiety, parenting, self esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include blended family issues, communication problems, family of origin issues, narcissism, post-traumatic stress, and somatization.

What is her general therapy style?

Her approach is warm, open, and curious while also being direct when needed. She uses collaborative goal-setting and practical steps to help people change patterns and cope with problems.

How long has she been practicing?

Jocelyn has 24 years of experience providing therapy in various settings and with different populations.

Where is she licensed and located?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with licence PA LPC PC006644 and practices in Pennsylvania.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What formats are available for sessions?

Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, giving several ways to connect.

How are fees handled and how do I start?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 24 years
Licensed: Pennsylvania
Languages: English

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