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Joleen Watson
MS Ed, NCC		 Complete Staff Directory
Phone: 317-796-4233
Email: watjol@yahoo.com
Twitter:joleenwatson

My Availability

Monday 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday 8:00AM - 6:00PM
Wednesday. 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

My Counseling Philosophy

I believe that through working in counseling, an individual is making an investment that lasts an entire lifetime. So often, we go through life feeling unhappy about certain things, but have no idea how to change them because they have become so much a part of who we are. I am committed to assisting individuals in developing greater understanding, insight, and awareness of their personal issues, and helping them develop the tools and skills that are necessary to make healthy and empowering changes. I believe that through counseling, individuals can see a positive impact on all aspects of their lives and relationships.

Education/Personal

Joleen attained a Bachelors degree in Psychology (1995) and a Master of Science degree in Counseling (2000) from Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois. She is a National Certified Counselor (NCC), and is also a member of the American Counseling Association.

Hobbies

Her hobbies include gardening, reading, golfing, music, and watching football. She also enjoys spending quality time with her family and friends, spending time outdoors, taking walks, riding bikes, and roller-blading.

Areas of Expertise

Joleen specializes in: Marriage, Family, and Relationship Counseling; Counseling couples healing from infidelity; Divorce recovery; Anxiety; Grief and Loss; Depression; Women’s Issues; Addictions; Stress Management; Eating Disorders; Self esteem issues; Anger Management; Abuse and Trauma; Life transitions; and Counseling Children.

Book Recommendations

Personal Book Recommendations by Joleen Watson

More Info		Getting the Love You Want
The bestselling guide to transforming an intimate relationship into a lasting source of love and companionship., with a new foreword and chapter from the author
More Info		There Are No Accidents
Synchronistic events, like meaningful symbols, help us to make the unconscious conscious. Hopcke, the director of the Center for Symbolic Studies, illustrates how religion and Jungian psychology intersect in a quest for wholeness beyond the confines of li

More Info		Codependent No More
Recovery has begun for millions of individuals with this straightforward guide. through personal examples and exercises, readers are shown how controlling others forces them to lose sight of their own needs and happiness.
More Info		The Dance of Intimacy
In The Dance of Intimacy, the bestselling author of The Dance of Anger outlines the steps to take so that good relationships can be strengthened and difficult ones can be healed.

More Info		Boundaries and Relationships
More than personal boundaries, this book is really about relationships--healthy and unhealthy ones. Charles Whitfield blends theories and dynamics from several disciplines into practical knowledge and actions that your can use in your relationships right
More Info		I Wasn't Ready To Say Goodbye
I Wasn't Ready to Say Good-bye is the first book to devote all its pages to the unique challenges of sudden loss, written by two women who have walked the path. They cover such difficult topics as the first few weeks, suicide, death of a child, when a bod

More Info		How to Be an Adult in Relationships
Emphasizing paying attention and letting go, Richo gently and compassionately coaches readers on what he calls the five A's: attention, acceptance, appreciation, affection and allowing.
More Info		Healing the Child Within
Charles Whitfield describes the process of wounding that the Child Within (True Self) experiences and shows how to differentiate the True Self from the false self

More Info		Get Me Out of Here
Borderline Personality Disorder. "What the hell was that?" raged Rachel Reiland when she read the diagnosis written in her medical chart. As the 29-year old accountant, wife, and mother of young children would soon discover, it was the diagnosis that fina
Recent Articles
Top Articles written by Joleen Watson
10 Communication Myths in Relationships
A MEMORIAL TO MY FATHER
BECOMING A STEPPARENT
CAN MARRIAGE COUNSELING HELP YOU? Six Attributes
COPING WITH JOB LOSS
Coping with Sudden Loss
Emotional Affairs
Focus on Feelings
HEALING FROM INFIDELITY
Help! What’s the Most Effective Way to Discipline My Child?



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Grief IssuesGroup Therapy
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Sexual AddictionRelationships
CodependencyFaith-Based Living
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ParentingTeen Issues
Recent Blog Posts
Written by Joleen Watson
Is your Relationship Struggling? Define it!
Posted:Thursday, 06/16/11
Help!
Posted:Sunday, 10/17/10
Are you in a toxic and unhealthy environment? How can you tell?
Posted:Saturday, 04/17/10
Animal Abuse
Posted:Saturday, 04/03/10
Are you celebrating?
Posted:Wednesday, 01/06/10
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Our Our Approach Our Recovery Process

Many clients want to know how therapy works and what are the steps? We have a very simple model that we follow:
  1. Discouragement
  2. Assessment
  3. Inspiration
  4. Recovery

Where are we located?

Imagine Hope is located at 98th and Keystone Avenue on the far Northeast side of Indianapolis Indiana. Our office is easily accessible to the Indianapolis area and surrounding suburbs such as:
Indianapolis Carmel
Fishers Noblesville
Zionsville Greenwood
Westfield Zionsville