About Jocelyn
Jocelyn Pettenato is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship or intimacy struggles. She also supports those coping with sleep problems, addictions, parenting strains, anger, self-esteem concerns, career stress, ADHD, and big life changes. Jocelyn practices in Connecticut and brings ten years of clinical experience to her work.
She favors a client-centered, collaborative style. Sessions focus on building a working relationship and practical steps clients can use between meetings.
Background and approach
Conversations often balance emotional processing with skills practice, so people leave with tools they can actually try at home. Jocelyn uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing when helpful. She also draws on mindfulness and supportive, listening-focused methods to tailor care to each person’s needs and goals.
Her background includes an undergraduate degree in psychology and a master’s degree in clinical social work. Jocelyn holds LCSW credentials in New York and Connecticut and has a decade of experience working with varied concerns across settings. In sessions she aims to help people heal from past hurts, reduce current distress, and prepare for future changes.
The work is collaborative and paced to the person’s needs, with attention to both feelings and everyday challenges.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then commit to actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and major life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like worry, low mood, or sleep problems. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a processing-oriented method used to reduce the impact of traumatic memories and strong emotional reactions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them over time based on how the client responds.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit brief updates or homework planning into a busy day. These options let people access consistent care while balancing work, family, and other demands.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- New York, Connecticut
- Languages
- English