JoEllen Watson
She/Her
JoEllen
is a therapist at Two Chairs.
Her approach to therapy is compassionate, engaging, and deeply empathic. She strives to create a supportive environment where clients feel heard, respected, and encouraged to explore the emotional pain that led them to seek support. She strives to understand both the strengths and challenges brought to the therapeutic space. She is transparent about counseling techniques highlighting how approaches support growth, healing, and lasting change. Her goal is to ensure that clients exit therapy with knowledge, insight, and skills to manage future challenges.
In her spare time JoEllen enjoys being outdoors, exercising, entertaining, dancing, attending music, theatre and the ballet. She is active in her church. She has a live radio show where she discusses strategies to listeners about how to strategically design and live their best lives.
License Information
Education and Experience
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Washington and Idaho
- Ph.D. in Social Welfare from the University of Washington
- Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies University of Washington
- Assistant Professor of Social Work (tenure track)
- Crisis Intervention Specialist in Civil Commitment and Mental Health Pre-Hospital Care
- Director and Manager of Multiple Health and Behavioral Health Settings
- Life Coach
- Advanced Grief Recovery Specialist
Modalities
Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Emotionally Focused
Image Rehearsal Therapy (IRT)
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Interpersonal Therapy for Depression (IPT)
Mindfulness
Motivational Interviewing
PTSD/Trauma Treatment
Psychodynamic
Seeking Safety
Substance Use Treatment
Clinical Issues
Anxiety
Borderline Personality Disorder
Personality Issues
Postpartum Mood Disorders
Psychosis
Sleep or Insomnia
Stress
Substance use
Trauma and PTSD
Specialties
Body Image
Burnout
Chronic Illness
Chronic Pain
Cultural or racial identity
Divorce
Eating Disorders
Exercise
Family Issues
Grief
Imposter Syndrome
Infidelity
Intimate Partner Violence
Open Relationships/ Polyamory
Relationships
Role Transitions
Self Esteem
Sex/Intimacy
Sexual Assault
Smoking Cessation
Spirtuality
Stress
Trauma and PTSD
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Values and Goals
Weight Management
Women's Issues
Work or Careers