Jocelyn Pilling, LCSW | Psychotherapy
860 Via De La Paz. Suite F3 Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

Services

I offer short and long-term therapy for children, adolescents, adult individuals and couples.

I will collaborate with you to determine your long and short-term goals, which may involve shifts or changes in your life, or perhaps an increase in acceptance of your current circumstances.

Throughout life, there are moments when we seek guidance, support, or mentoring from a professional. I believe in the value of discussing your ideas, challenges, and feelings with a therapist who possesses strong listening skills, compassion, intuition, empathy, and the educational background and expertise to work with you collaboratively. Together, we can enhance your ability to self-reflect constructively, deepen your self-understanding, and foster self-acceptance.


It is my experience that there are times in life when we feel like we may need some guidance, support, help and/or mentoring from a professional.


There can be tremendous value in talking through your ideas, challenges, and feelings with a therapist who has good listening skills, compassion, intuition, empathy, educational training and expertise to work collaboratively with you to increase your ability to constructively self-reflect, increase your self-understanding and self-acceptance.


Individual Therapy

In one-to-one work, we will look for ways to grow in awareness, insight into understanding of and acceptance of who we are. We will focus on relating to ourselves with kindness, and on ways to make progress in the areas that matter.

Experiencing positive self-empowerment may be an outgrowth of this work. We’ll work together for 50 minutes per session, at a level of frequency you determine – although it’s frequently supportive if initially sessions are closer together.

Couples Counseling

Relationships often serve as mirrors, reflecting the areas within ourselves that need attention and growth. Couples frequently seek psychotherapy because they feel a dynamic in their relationship is preventing them from experiencing the fulfilling connection they desire. In my practice, I provide a supportive environment where we can explore these dynamics together. My goal is to empower you both to make choices and develop communication skills that will either enrich your relationship or provide the support needed to navigate a different path, should that be the choice you make together.

"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there." —Rumi

I incorporate the following modalities in my practice

Psychodynamic and Psychoanalysis
Psychodynamic psychotherapy shares similarities with psychoanalysis in its belief that emotional challenges stem from unconscious conflicts. However, it tends to be more short-term compared to psychoanalysis. Both approaches explore how unconscious processes influence current thoughts, beliefs, feelings, and behaviors. These unconscious elements often originate from childhood experiences that have been internalized, forgotten, and then replayed in adulthood, sometimes leading to self-defeating or unproductive patterns.

Behavioral therapy
Behavioral therapy is a form of therapy that focuses on your current thoughts, behavior, and ways of relating to others, rather than on your early childhood experiences. In this therapy, you are helped to identify distorted thinking patterns and resulting maladaptive behaviors. I then provide direction on how to change these thinking patterns.

Cognitive therapy, a component of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), helps you learn effective tools and skills to change the way you think, feel, and behave. CBT is action-oriented and aims to help you gain competence and confidence in dealing with real-life issues.
 
Soul Centered Psychotherapy
Soul-centered psychotherapy focuses on healing obstacles and rediscovering the gifts you are meant to share. This approach views experiences from the perspective of the soul, emphasizing that it is unproductive to judge our experiences, as they are opportunities for learning and growth. By letting go of judgments and beliefs that no longer serve us, we can embark on a path towards living the joyful life we deserve.

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310-508-0404


  • Jocelyn K Pilling, LCSW
    License #24803
  • Specialties
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Marriage/
    Relationship Counseling
  • Divorce
  • Trauma
  • Grief & Loss
  • PTSD