Jocelyn Watson, MSW, RSW, RCC

Specialized therapy for trauma, OCD and anxiety for adults in Kelowna, and virtually across B.C.

I currently have a waitlist for new clients. If you are interested in joining my waitlist or receiving more information, you can fill out the form below.

Meet Jocelyn

Jocelyn centers her therapy practice on the unique values and history of each client, specializing in supporting individuals with trauma and OCD. Drawing on extensive personal and professional experience, she walks alongside clients as they process and heal from painful life events.

Over the past decade, her work in community advocacy and family-based programs has equipped her with the skills to provide individualized, whole-person support. Having her own lived experience with anxiety, OCD, and trauma, Jocelyn understands the challenges her clients face and the value of effective, compassionate therapy. These experiences have shaped her relational approach and her commitment to offering evidence-based therapies for struggles that can feel overwhelming. She has received post-graduate training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and is currently working toward Level 2 EMDR certification. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to address the distress caused by tinnitus and hyperacusis.

Believing that connection is central to healing, Jocelyn creates a nurturing space where clients are encouraged to reconnect with themselves, with others, with their values, and with the natural world. She views therapy as one path toward wholeness and actively supports clients in cultivating relationships beyond the therapy room. Jocelyn is dedicated to ongoing learning, clinical supervision, and fostering cultural safety in every aspect of her work.

She welcomes you wherever you are on your mental health journey, offering empathy, nonjudgment, and a supportive environment to explore, heal, and grow toward a more flourishing life.

Areas of Focus

  • Chronic Illness/Pain

  • Complex Trauma

  • Family Conflict

  • OCD (all subtypes; focus – scrupulosity subtype)

  • Relationship with Body/Food

  • Religious Trauma

  • Survivors of Violence

  • Tinnitus & Hyperacusis

Commonly Used Modalities

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for tinnitus and hyperacusis

  • Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

  • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

  • Parts-Work/Ego State Therapy

Fees & Services

  • Individual Therapy - $165/55-minutes, $247.50/85-minutes*

  • Couples Therapy - $190/55-minutes, $285/85-minutes*

  • Clinical Consultation/Supervision - $165/55-minutes

* I have a tiered sliding-scale based on client need and availability of sliding-scale spots on my caseload.

Training and Professional Development

  • 2026

    • ACT Skills for OCD Treatment (The Integrative Centre for OCD Therapy)

    • The Trauma of OCD (Alegra Kastens)

    • Mastering Mindfulness for OCD (Alegra Kastens)

    • Integrating ERP and ACT (International OCD Foundation)

    In-Progress:

    • Behavior Therapy Training Institute - General (International OCD Foundation)

    • Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, I-CBT (ICBT Online)

    2025

    • Troubleshooting OCD Treatment (NOCD Academy)

    • Overcoming POCD Workshop (Alegra Kastens)

    • Understanding and Treating Harm Themed OCD (NOCD Academy)

    • Special Considerations for Working with Perinatal OCD (NOCD Academy)

    • Self-Compassion: An Essential Part of Anxiety, Depression & OCD Treatment (CBT School)

    • International OCD Foundation Annual Conference

    • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT, Intensive Online Course (PESI)

    • Scrupulosity OCD: It’s Not a Faith Problem (NOCD Academy)

    2024

    • EXRP for OCD (Cognitive Behavior Institute)

    • Mental Compulsions Workshop (Alegra Kastens)

  • 2026

    • Integrating the MID into Clinical Practice (Michael Coy & Jennifer A. Madere)

    In-Progress:

    • [2023-present] EMDR Certified Therapist, level II completion

    2024

    • Integrated Treatment of Chronic Pain and Chronic Health Conditions (Gary Brothers)

    2023

    • EMDR Basic Training, level I (Sue Genest)

    • Easy Ego State Interventions (Robin Shapiro)

    • Advanced Ego State Interventions (Robin Shapiro)

    • Flash Technique: Basic Principles and Protocols (Philip Manfield)

  • 2023

    • EFT Core Skills (Aikin Associates)

    2022

    • EFT Externship (Arizona Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy)

  • 2026

    • Foundations of Clinical Supervision (BCACC)

    2025

    • Mobilizing Cultural Safety and Humility in Professional Practice (Len Pierre)

    • Writing Useful, Ethical and Efficient Session Notes (Dawn Psychological Services)

    2024

    • South Asian Mental Health Training (SOCH Mental Health)

    2023

    • Core ICS Mental Health (San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Learning Program)

  • 2023

    • Working with Eating Disorders (Toronto Psychology & Wellness Group)

    • Introduction to Eating Disorders (NOCD Academy)