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Jocelyn Drukker

Evidence-based, collaborative care for life transitions

LPC New Jersey

Experience
16 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Jocelyn

Jocelyn Drukker is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, grief, career shifts, and other life changes.

Background and approach

With 16 years of clinical experience, she works with clients facing trauma and abuse, self-esteem concerns, depression, and challenges such as codependency, communication problems, and midlife transitions. Her focus also includes issues like divorce and separation, infidelity, loneliness, and questions of life purpose.

Her style is grounded in collaboration and empathy, blending practical strategies with attention to each person's inner experience. Jocelyn uses cognitive behavioral techniques alongside client-centered and mindfulness practices to help clients identify unhelpful patterns, build coping skills, and increase self-awareness.

Motivational interviewing informs her work when clients seek support for change and goal-setting. She aims to empower individuals to improve communication, strengthen boundaries, and cultivate self-love.

Jocelyn offers multiple online session formats to fit different needs and schedules. Prospective clients in New Jersey can begin by completing a brief matching questionnaire and arranging sessions according to her availability.

She describes her approach as supportive and goal-oriented, helping people find realistic steps forward during challenging times.

Practical approaches and online access for change

Client-centered therapy emphasizes an empathetic, non-directive stance where the therapist listens deeply and helps clients explore their own goals and values; this approach supports self-understanding and emotional processing in a collaborative way. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through structured techniques, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship-related patterns. Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment awareness and tolerance for difficult emotions, offering tools to reduce reactivity and improve coping with ongoing stressors.

Finding the right approach is a shared process: the therapist works with clients to consider symptoms, preferences, and goals and may blend methods to suit individual needs. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that feels practical and relevant rather than one-size-fits-all.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible and accessible for varied schedules. These formats allow people to maintain continuity of care during life transitions, fit sessions around work or caregiving responsibilities, and select the communication style that feels most comfortable for their therapeutic work.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Jocelyn help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, self-esteem issues, grief, depression, and career or life transitions, along with related topics like codependency and communication problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is compassionate and collaborative, combining client-centered listening with practical techniques to build coping skills and clarify goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 16 years of professional experience providing therapy and coaching for a range of emotional and life challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is an LPC with license number NJ LPC 37PC00501100 and practices in New Jersey.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Her practice is conducted in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for online work?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How does pricing for sessions work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and services are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

Family conflictsGriefCareer difficultiesDepressionCoaching

Additional focus areas

CodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceForgivenessInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational Interviewing

Experience

16+ years

Licensed

New Jersey

Languages

English