Joy Conklin

MMFT

Associate Counselor
joy@connectiontherapygroup.com 615.967.8810

Joy believes in creating a safe space for her clients to work through past and current struggles. She is passionate about instilling hope and the belief that change is possible. Joy believes that you are not defined by your behavior. She enjoys working with individuals, teens and couples and groups. She works with those struggling with compulsive sexual behavior, betrayal trauma, survivors of sexual abuse, PTSD, anxiety and depression. 

  • Education & Organizations

    • Doctoral Student Counseling and Education- Trevecca Nazarene University, Nashville, TN
    • Master of Arts, Marriage and Family Therapy - Trevecca Nazarene University, Nashville, TN
    • Bachelors of Science in Psychology - Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
    • American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
    • American Counseling Association
    • Association of Counselor Education and Supervision
    • Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
    • Tennessee Licensed Professional Counselors Association
  • Training & Certifications

    • Prepare and Enrich
    • Emotionally Focused Therapy EFT
    • Certified Sex Addiction Therapist  CSAT-C
    • Brainspotting.                                                                                              
    • Cognitive Process Therapy CPT                                                               
    • Association of Partners of Sex Addicts
    • Trauma Specialist APSATS
    • Group Therapy                                                                                
    • Psychodynamic Psychotherapy                                                                         
    • Object Relations                                                                                               
    • ADHD
  • Personal

    Joy and her husband Matthew have been married since 1991 and have 4 adult children. Her all-time favorite title is Gran to their 3 grandchildren. In her spare time, Joy enjoys getaways with her husband, gardening, DIY projects, shopping, and spending time with family.

Joy Conklin

MMFT

Associate Counselor

Joy believes in creating a safe space for her clients to work through past and current struggles. She is passionate about instilling hope and the belief that change is possible. Joy believes that you are not defined by your behavior. She enjoys working with individuals, teens and couples and groups. She works with those struggling with compulsive sexual behavior, betrayal trauma, survivors of sexual abuse, PTSD, anxiety and depression. 

: joy@connectiontherapygroup.com : 615.967.8810
  • Education & Organizations

    • Master of Arts, Marriage and Family Therapy - Trevecca Nazarene University, Nashville, TN
    • BS in Psychology - Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 
    • Chi Sigma Iota 
    • American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
    • American Counseling Association
    • Tennessee Licensed Professional Counselors Association
  • Training & Certifications

    • Prepare and Enrich
  • Personal

    Joy and her husband have been married since 1991. They have raised four wonderful children and have been blessed to welcome their partners into the family.


    They count it as the highest honor to be Gran and Grandad to their twin grandsons and granddaughter. 


    Joy enjoys getaways with her husband, gardening, DIY projects, shopping, and spending time with family.