Jonathan Watters

Jonathan Watters is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) in Victoria offering online and in-person individual and couples counselling.  He helps clients with depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, phobias, goal setting, goal striving, problematic habits and behaviours, trauma, and more.

Jonathan uses a biopsychosocial approach to counselling, meaning he considers biological, emotional, mental, physical, and social aspects of life when exploring well-being and psychological issues.  He sees counselling as a collaboration between the person and their therapist. When working with Jonathan, he works to create a better version of yourself, based on your priorities and at your pace.

When working with issues related to trauma, Jonathan focuses on first developing skills for self-care and creating and strengthening support systems around you.  Once stabilizing skills are in place, a few approaches and techniques to work through trauma may include Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE).

Jonathan uses a Solution-Focused approach. This means efforts are tailored to finding solutions that are practical, realistic and attainable for you.

Jonathan also has training in using the Gottman Method, which is a highly respected research-based approach in couples therapy.  Couples learn to replace negative conflict communication patterns with more positive interactions and work towards repairing past hurts.

Education

• Master’s of Counselling Psychology (MACP), Yorkville University
• BSc, University of Victoria
• Gottman Couples Therapy, Level 1
• Gottman Couples Therapy, Level 2 (in progress)
• EMDRIA – Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing International Association, Basic Training

Registrations and Memberships

• Registered Clinical Counsellor #18019, BC Association of Clinical Counsellors