Jodi Clarke, Counselor in Knoxville, 37923

My Approach to Helping

My approach to helping is interactive, strength-based and always focused on emotional wellness and connection. My work focuses on marriage and couples counseling, as well as individual counseling for adult women. I help people address and effectively navigate significant challenges, life transitions and long-standing issues. With compassion and understanding, I provide therapeutic support and feedback to help people gain insight, discover solutions and enjoy living with a greater sense of peace, joy, purpose and connection.

Here are some things you can expect from me during our work together:
Compassion, respect and understanding
Perspectives to illuminate persistent patterns and negative feelings
Real strategies for enacting positive change
Effective and proven techniques along with practical guidance

Specific Issue(s) I'm Skilled at Helping With

I help women and couples develop healthier communication patterns, maintain positive relationships with others and uncover their true potential to lead a life that is worth celebrating. We can't change difficult situations of the past, but we can work together to better understand and resolve emotional and interpersonal challenges that keep you feeling "stuck." Stop doubting yourself and start tapping into your passion, insight, intelligence, drive and desire to live a truly joyful life.

How Psychotherapy Can Help

Therapists can be a tremendous asset to facilitating personal growth, interpersonal relationships, family concerns, marriage issues and emotional pressures we experience in our everyday lives. Therapy can help provide a fresh, healthy perspective on a difficult experience or current problem and point you in the direction of a solution. The benefits you gain from therapy depend on how well you use the process and put into practice what you learn.

My Therapy Focus

I help women and couples develop healthier communication patterns, maintain positive relationships with others and uncover their true potential to lead a life that is worth celebrating. We can't change difficult situations of the past, but we can work together to better understand and resolve emotional and interpersonal challenges that keep you feeling "stuck." Stop doubting yourself and start tapping into your passion, insight, intelligence, drive and desire to live a truly joyful life.

On the Fence About Going to Therapy?

People often think of therapy as a "last resort" and repeatedly tell themselves, even in the midst of crisis or significant emotional pressure, "I can handle this myself." While I have no doubt you have the ability to handle anything, don't forget that there is value in "recruiting assistance," as I like to describe to clients. I know people have what it takes; I have enjoyed working with dynamic, intelligent, motivated women in my practice. However, this doesn't mean you can effectively tackle every life challenge with ease and a smile on your face... or that you are expected to.

Had a Negative Therapy Experience?

Finding the "right" therapist for you can feel stressful; it is important to find a counselor that fits well with your personal style and specializes in the area(s) that are most important to you. I welcome you to visit www.knoxcounselor.com for more information about my practice.

What I Say to People Concerned about the Therapy Process

I enjoy knowing that women feel safe to confide in me and trust me to help them through their most significant life challenges. I know these things because they openly tell me. I make it no secret, in my words or actions, that I have your goals and well-being at the forefront of everything I do in our work together.

Why Going to Therapy Does Not Mean You are Weak or Flawed

People often think of therapy as a "last resort" and repeatedly tell themselves, even in the midst of crisis or significant emotional pressure, "I can handle this myself." While I have no doubt you have the ability to handle anything, don't forget that there is value in "recruiting assistance," as I like to describe to clients. I know people have what it takes; I have enjoyed working with dynamic, intelligent, motivated women in my practice. However, this doesn't mean you can effectively tackle every life challenge with ease and a smile on your face... or that you are expected to.

The Duration and Frequency of Therapy

It is common for clients to schedule weekly sessions, where each session lasts around fifty minutes. Therapy can be short-term, focusing on a specific issue, or longer-term to address more complex issues or ongoing personal growth. I allow clients freedom and opportunity to share with me their perspective on progress and goals; we openly disucss progess and planning in terms of scheduling, maintenance and closure of our work together.

Services I Provide

Individual Therapy & Counseling
Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
Coaching
Online Counseling / Phone Therapy

Ages I Work With

Adults

Languages I Speak

English

Groups I Work With

Marriage and couples counseling and therapy to process and heal trauma, conflict or distress, improve communication and emotional connection. Individual counseling and therapy for adult women to address anxiety, depression, postpartum stress, stress management, conflict, communication, body image and eating disorders.

Therapy Approaches I Use

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
Adlerian Psychotherapy
Client-Directed Outcome-Informed Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy /REBT
Conflict Resolution Therapy
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Emotion Focused Couples Therapy
Emotion Focused Therapy
Emotional Freedom Technique
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
Emotionally Focused Therapy
Existential Psychotherapy
Family Attachment Narrative Therapy
Gestalt Therapy
Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
Interpersonal Neurobiology
Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Journal Therapy
Mindfulness Based Approaches
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
Motivational Enhancement Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Neuro-Linguistic Programming
Person Centered / Rogerian
Positive Psychology
Positive Psychotherapy
Reality Therapy
Relational Psychotherapy
Relationship Enhancement Therapy
Self Acceptance Training
Self Relations
Solution Focused Therapy
Systems Theory /Therapy
Timeline Therapy

Helping People Find Therapists & Advocating for Ethical and Healthy Therapy & Marriage Counseling Practices

Jodi Clarke, MA, LPC/MHSP, NCC