Andrew Watson

I am a therapist who believes that healing happens not just through insight, but through the experience of feeling genuinely seen and less alone. I work with adults navigating a wide range of struggles, from anxiety and depression to relational patterns that feel stuck. I enjoy working with individuals in the helping professions (doctors, nurses, therapists, first responders, and other care givers), as well as, issues like shame, self criticism, grief, and burnout. My approach is collaborative and attuned, honoring both your history and capacity for change.

I have pursued extensive training and supervision in several forms of psychodynamic therapy. These perspectives explore how unconscious patterns, shaped by early attachment and relational experiences, continue to influence emotional life, relationships, and one’s sense of self. Rather than focusing only on symptom relief, the work attends to meanings beneath the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. The therapeutic relationship is central, offering a living context in which long-standing relational patterns, defenses, and emotional expectations can emerge and be thoughtfully examined. Through sustained reflection, emotional attunement, and dialogue, this process supports deeper self understanding, psychological integration, and enduring change.

In our first session, you can expect me to listen closely to what brings you to therapy and how you are making sense of it. We will begin to be curious about your story and how it might relate to the difficulties that you are wanting to work on. A first session is about settling into the process and defining direction for our work together.