Bethany Watts

Certified Counsellor

B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.(Counselling), C.C.C.

Individual and Family Counselling

Teens (13-17), Young Adults (18-24), Adults, Seniors

Bethany is a certified counsellor with expertise working with youth, adults, and families within individual and group settings. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Medicine at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Bethany specializes in supporting individuals in navigating trauma, grief and loss, bereavement-by-suicide, and addiction. Bethany’s experience also includes extensive work with youth and adolescent mental health, helping them and their families navigate complex challenges.

Her clinical approach is grounded in person-centred, trauma-informed care, integrating Narrative Therapy and Internal Family Systems (IFS). Bethany empowers clients to become experts in their own lives and facilitates her work primarily upon respect for individuals’ lived experiences, personal authenticity and agency, and unconditional regard.

Education:

Doctoral Candidate (Doctor of Philosophy in Medicine), Applied Health and Policy Research

MEd. (Counselling), University of Northern British Columbia

BA. Psychology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Corner Brook, NL

BEd. Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL

Certificates and Training:

Canadian Certified Counsellor (#10010018), Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association

Traumatic Event Systems (TES)

Applied Suicide and Intervention Skills (ASIST)

Violent Threat Risk Assessment (VTRA) Level One

Assessing for Suicide Risk in Kids (ASK)

Co-facilitator of a Dialectical Behaviour Therapy group in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Facilitator of the Changing Tides group in Fredericton, New Brunswick (Psychoeducational group for women navigating difficult relationships and/or healing from family violence)

Registration:

Certified Counsellor – Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, #10010018

Professional Membership:

Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)

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Contact

A Holding Place
1 Mount Cashel Road
St. John's, NL A1A 1X6

709.738.0432

help@aholdingplace.ca

Land Acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge the land on which we practice as the ancestral homelands of the Beothuk, whose culture has now been erased forever. We also acknowledge the island of Ktaqmkuk (Newfoundland) as the unceded, traditional territory of the Beothuk and the Mi'kmaq. We commit to working in a spirit of truth and reconciliation to make a better future for all.