Jocelyn Patterson

Jocelyn Patterson is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida who combines clinical training with creative practice. She holds an LMHC credential and a Board Certified Art Therapist designation. Her academic background includes a BA in Experimental Psychology with a minor in Counseling and a Master of Professional Studies in Art Therapy and Creativity Development. Over seven years of clinical work, she has spent the last three years working within hospital intensive outpatient programs.

Her practice addresses a broad range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, anger, self esteem, bipolar and mood-related symptoms, addictions, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related struggles, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, impulsivity, isolation and loneliness, personality disorders, self-harm, self-love, sex addiction, sexual assault and abuse, and social anxiety.

Jocelyn works from a person-centered stance and draws on cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, motivational interviewing, solution-focused methods, emotionally focused ideas, and art-based practices. She aims to create a nonjudgmental environment where the therapeutic process is collaborative, helping people explore goals, develop coping mechanisms, and use creative expression as an additional pathway for insight and progress.