- CBT methods
- EMDR work
- Mindfulness skills
About Jocelyn
Jocelyn Pettenato is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New York and Connecticut with ten years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep problems, and parenting challenges. Jocelyn also supports clients dealing with grief, addictions, bipolar disorder, and life changes such as separation and caregiving stress.
She uses practical, evidence-based methods in sessions. Conversations focus on current problems and small steps that can be tried between meetings. Jocelyn draws from approaches like cognitive behavioral work to change unhelpful thinking, mindfulness skills to reduce reactivity, and structured techniques for processing traumatic memories.
Her style is client-centered and collaborative. Sessions are shaped around what a person needs and what they can manage. Jocelyn pays attention to how stress shows up in daily routines, sleep, and relationships, then works on clear strategies to address those areas.
Over her career she has helped people with attachment and abandonment concerns, blended family issues, body image and eating-related struggles, codependency, communication problems, and caregiver stress. She also addresses attention-related challenges such as ADHD and mood regulation issues like disruptive mood dysregulation.
Her background includes an undergraduate degree in psychology and a master’s degree in clinical social work. Jocelyn blends several clinical approaches to match the problem at hand, and she encourages practical skills alongside longer-term processing work.
How her approaches work for online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small committed actions even when uncomfortable feelings are present; it can help when avoidance of social situations or difficult conversations gets in the way. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, behaviors, and mood and uses practical experiments to test and change unhelpful thinking patterns common in anxiety and low mood. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) offers a structured way to process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity for people who have trauma symptoms.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, current difficulties, and preferences, and then suggest methods to try. That collaborative process may combine brief skills training with deeper processing over time.
Session format options are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online session formats before booking. Many people find remote sessions help fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins during a work break, or reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and EMDR techniques to remote delivery so the focus stays on practical tools and progress rather than logistics.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
New York, Connecticut
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep problems, parenting concerns, grief, addictions, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses a client-centered, collaborative style that combines practical skill teaching with processing work. Sessions focus on concrete steps and tools to try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience providing psychotherapy in clinical settings.
What credentials and region does she practice in?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with licensure in New York and Connecticut and practices from Connecticut.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.