Jocelyn Cooper, LPC, LCADC, CCS, CPS

You can do hard things... that’s what led you here! I hope you feel proud of ‘showing up’ today. We all want and deserve to feel seen, yet it is often uncomfortable for us to invite in vulnerability and allow others to see us, genuinely and authentically as we are. Sometimes, it’s even hard for us to see and accept ourselves. I believe in strong therapeutic alliances that foster brave and safe space to sit with thoughts and feelings, explore existential questions, challenge internalized messages, societal norms, expectations and systems that cause us to feel boxed in. Think of therapy not as a way to ‘fix’ or ‘change’ who we are but to ‘return’ to who we are, by peeling back the layers that have formed around us to protect us, quieting the external noise that shapes our own internal dialogue and listening to our inner voice. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC #37PC00607900), Licensed Clinical Drug and Alcohol Counselor (LCADC #37LC00256000), Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS) and a Certified Prevention Specialist (CPS), and have been in practice for nearly a decade, working with adolescents and adults. I completed my Master’s Degree in Counselor Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Substance Use Disorder Counseling at the College of New Jersey. I am glad you are here and am looking forward to connecting with you!