Carol M. Jolly, MSW, LSCSW, Clinical Social Worker


Carol M. Jolly, MSW, LSCSW, Clinical Social Worker
Carol M. Jolly, MSW, LSCSW has been in private practice for 17 years following 15 years at the Menninger Clinic. Prior to her work at Menninger, she was both a psychiatric and medical social worker at the Topeka VA Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Medicine and Neurology and at the University of Florida Teaching Hospital, Departments of Pediatrics and Orthopedics. Ms. Jolly received both her BS and MSW at the Florida State University and during her years at Menninger, received advanced training in family therapy, individual and group therapies. She and colleagues established the Eating Disorders Unit and the Center for Sexual Health where she became a certified sex therapist, sex therapy supervisor and teacher in the Post Graduate Training program in Sex Therapy. She was also a teacher and supervisor in the Menninger Psychiatric Residency Training Program. She was frequently a presenter at continuing education workshops at Menninger on subjects ranging for grief to sexual dysfunctions and sexual abuse. Ms. Jolly was for some years, a teacher and social work supervisor at Washburn University, Graduate and Undergraduate Social Work Programs. She has been a presenter at national conferences including National Association of Social Workers. American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists, The Governors Conference on Aging as well as guest speaker at in and out of state universities, medical centers and business organizations. She is a past graduate of Leadership Topeka in conjunction with her long involvement in community volunteer work.		Ms. Jolly continues to practice as an individual, marital, family and sex therapist. Special populations she serves are aging clients with complex medical problems, the gay and lesbian community and transgendered clients; individuals with complex psychiatric illnesses, adolescent and adult survivors of sexual abuse and those struggling with work related stress and persistent struggles with self esteem and self confidence. She is identified as being knowledgeable and sensitive to the spirituality and religious beliefs of her clients. The age range for clients is from 12 to 85+. Occasionally, she sees children younger than 12 pending the treatment issues. She does both brief and extended therapies with varied treatment modalities appropriate to the problems presented. Therapy hours are Tuesday through Friday from 8:00AM-6:00PM (occasionally to 7:00PM) and Saturdays from 8:00AM through 1:00PM. Appointments are either made directly with Ms. Jolly or through the office manager at Shadow Wood Clinical Associates.