Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
The first step in changing the quality of your life is by looking for the right resources. You’ve come to the right place. As you personally know, recognizing there’s a challenge in your life is a huge step in making the decision to improve your concerns. Finding the right person to assist you in making and meeting your goals is essential to success. Who you decide to trust with your personal struggles is a key factor in improving your life satisfaction. Every client regardless of circumstance, jumps into the unknown once they decide the life they have at this very moment must change. Just defining goals, stressors and factors for life satisfaction is easier to handle with a knowledgeable Therapist who has experience in the field.
I received my Ph.D. when I was 28 years old. It suits my personality and desire to be of assistance to others as they go through the various stages and challenges of life. I have been in practice for 37 years. In my early career I worked with families, couples, individuals and groups. I focused on a variety of issues ranging from life adjustment to abuse/addiction/trauma. I spent several years working with the Superior Court Judges in determining the best course of action for individuals that repeatedly found themselves in court. I’ve worked on visitation, custody issues and parental rights.
As a perpetual learner I continued my training after my Ph.D. and I became an Addictions Expert. Any addiction whether it’s a substance or a behavior has many aspects thus I dealt with clients with depression, stress, loss, self worth, and mental illness.
In addition my practice , I’ve always taught at the University level. I am a Tenured, Full Professor. I have taught Undergraduates, Graduate students, and Therapists. One thing I discovered over the years is that it is so much easier and less painful to learn new behaviors, change thoughts and adjust core beliefs than it is to step in when there is already a crisis.
Everything comes down to you and what your needs are at the time of contact. I have a high regard for individual’s strengths and life experience. Let me be clear, you are the Expert of you and I am the Expert to assist you meets your needs. I very much look forward to working with you.
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Dr. JoEllen Kennedy is an Indiana-based therapist who brings 40 years of clinical practice to work with individuals, couples, families, and groups. She earned her Ph.D. at age 28 and pursued additional training to become an addictions expert, addressing both substance and behavioral forms of addiction alongside related concerns such as depression, stress, loss, and struggles with self-worth.
Her early career included work with families, couples, individuals, and groups on a wide range of issues from life adjustment to abuse, addiction, and trauma. She has collaborated with Superior Court Judges to evaluate cases and recommend courses of action for people who repeatedly appear in court, including matters involving visitation, custody, and parental rights.
In addition to clinical work, Dr. Kennedy is a tenured full professor who has taught undergraduates, graduate students, and practicing therapists at the university level. Throughout her career she has emphasized the value of learning new behaviors and reshaping core beliefs before crises emerge, believing that earlier change is often less painful and more sustainable than later intervention.
Dr. Kennedy holds Indiana licensure as both a clinical social worker and a marriage and family therapist and draws on a strengths-based approach that respects each person as the expert on their own life. She focuses on helping clients define goals, identify stressors, and increase life satisfaction, and she looks forward to supporting people as they work toward meaningful change.
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