Jocelyn Novella

Dr. Novella is an Associate Professor in Counselor Education, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Connecticut, an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS). She previously worked for 24 years as a college counselor, the last five as Director of Counseling at Sacred Heart University. Dr. Novella graduated with her Ph.D. in Counseling from Oregon State University, her M.A. in community counseling from Fairfield University and a B.A. in English from Johns Hopkins University. She completed her training for Board Certification in Telemental Health (BC-TMH). She previously was the program evaluator for the FCHC Scholars Program funded by a HRSA BHWET grant. She currently is the Director of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program, as well as co-chair of the Connecticut Counseling Association's Public Policy & Legislation Committee.