Jocelyn K Durant

She takes an integrative and holistic approach, exploring feelings, behaviors, thought patterns, experiences, and relationships with compassion and curiosity. With extensive experience in child and adolescent development, positive youth development, Experiential Play Therapy, Mindfulness Based Approaches, Gestalt Therapy, Family Systems Theory, grief counseling, and the neurobiology of healing trauma, Jocelyn is particularly passionate about helping young people navigate grief and loss. She values learning about and working with the impacts of grief and loss on individuals and systems, resilience, and post-traumatic growth. Jocelyn received her Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology from Naropa University, which emphasized transpersonal and humanistic counseling approaches. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Oregon and a certified 'Synergetic Play Therapist.' Jocelyn has worked with clients from childhood to young adulthood in various clinical and therapeutic settings for over 20 years. She believes in investing in the whole of the client, including personal and family background, nurtured perceptions, and physiological patterns of behavior. Jocelyn's approach prioritizes holistic wellness and the body's capacity for healing.