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Hanna Watkins Psychotherapy

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About Me

Hanna Watkins
Marriage therapist
Couples counselling
Postpartum depression
Female therapist

“The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention…. A loving silence often has far more power to heal and to connect than the most well-intentioned words.”


Rachel Naomi Remen

Want to know a little bit about me?

In the Therapy Room

I strive to be open and authentic in all areas of my life, including in the therapy room. I value being warm and emphatic and I intend to create a safe and caring place to explore the concerns bringing you to counselling. I believe relationships are foremost – both in our lives and also in the therapy room. The trust and rapport developed throughout therapy is an important tool for change, so I will check in regularly to ensure our working relationship is strong and that we are moving in a direction that is comfortable for you. I welcome any questions you have along the way.  


From time to time while in virtual therapy, you might see my “therapy cats” come in and out of the frame. If this is distracting, please let me know! 

About Me

I am a mom of two littles (and three fur babies), a wife, a sister, and a friend.


I enjoy reading, podcasts, papercraft/scrapbooking, and tea. 


I am left-handed.


I have struggled, I have learned, I have grown. And I continue to do so. I also really love helping others do the same. I'm not a perfect person and I don't suspect that you are either. Please come as you are.   

Therapeutic Approaches

As an integrative psychotherapist, I weave many different theoretical orientations, approaches, and techniques together in my work with clients.


I strive to be collaborative and client-centered with a strengths-based approach. I adopt a feminist, trauma-informed, and anti-oppressive framework.  


I tend to draw from:

  • Part work/Internal Family Systems
  • Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Narrative approaches
  • Mindfulness practices


Specialized training in: 


Couples therapy and specifically in Emotion Focused Therapy (ICEEFT externship) and IFIO (Intimacy from the Inside Out - IFS couples therapy).


Perinatal mental health through Postpartum Support International (both the 2-day and the Advanced Perinatal Mental Health certificate training) and in Pregnancy and Infant Loss.

Professional Associations

Registered Psychotherapist (RP) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO).


Registered Marriage and Family Therapist (RMFT) with the Canadian Association for Couple and Family Therapy (Previously the Canadian Association for Marriage and Family Therapy [CAMFT]). 


Not sure what this means? Check out this blog post here.

Education

MSc. in Couple and Family Therapy from the University of Guelph.


HBA in Psychology from the University of Guelph.  

 Ready for support? Feel like we could be a good fit? Please reach out! Complimentary 15-minute phone consults available. 

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Hanna Watkins Psychotherapy

35 Main Street North, Waterdown, Ontario L0R 2H6

289-807-2739

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