Watkins Counselling & Wellness
Supporting Connection, Healing, and Growth
Online psychotherapy for individuals, couples, teens, and families across Ontario.
Based in Smiths Falls, Ontario, with secure virtual therapy available province-wide.
Our approach combines professional expertise with compassionate care, helping you navigate life's challenges, strengthen connection, and move toward lasting change.
The people behind the practice
We’re here to listen, understand, and support you in a way that feels steady and meaningful.
Joe-Ann Watkins
Kassandra Smalley
Welcome to Watkins Counselling & Wellness
You might be here because something in your life feels heavy, or because you have been carrying more than feels manageable right now. Sometimes this shows up as a quiet sense of overwhelm, a feeling of distance from yourself or someone you love, or the weight of experiences that have not fully settled.
Whatever brought you here, we’re really glad you came.
We support people and relationships through moments that ask for care, understanding, and change. Our work is rooted in emotional healing and connection. We help make sense of what you are carrying, tend to places where trust has been strained, and support reconnection with yourself and with one another in ways that feel steadier and more hopeful.
Whether what you are carrying is recent or long-held, this is a space to slow down, feel supported, and begin to heal. You do not need to have all the answers. You only need a willingness to begin.
When you’re ready, we’re here.
Joe-Ann & Kassandra
Support can help things feel clearer, steadier, and more manageable.
Romantic Relationships
Improve communication, strengthen connection, and navigate challenges so your relationship feels more secure and fulfilling.’
We’re Here To Support You With…
ADHD
Understand how your mind works and build practical tools for focus, organization, and follow-through.
Infidelity & Betrayal
If trust has been broken, make sense of what's happened, navigate the pain, and decide how to move forward, together or individually.
Autism
Neurodiversity-affirming support to better understand yourself, reduce overwhelm, and navigate the world in a way that feels right for you.
Family Support
Strengthen connection, improve communication, and navigate challenges together with care and understanding.
Anxiety
Work on easing anxiety, building confidence, and finding ways to feel calmer and steadier in your day-to-day life.
Life Transitions
Navigate change, uncertainty, and new chapters with greater clarity, confidence, and support.
Grief & Loss
A space to process your loss, move through difficult emotions, and find ways to carry your grief with support and care.
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Stress & Burnout
When life feels overwhelming, therapy can help you reduce stress, restore balance, and move forward with greater ease.
Self-Esteem & Confidence
If you've felt unsure of yourself or stuck in self-doubt, reconnect with your sense of who you are.
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Trauma & Healing
A safe space to heal from difficult experiences, reduce overwhelm, and feel more grounded and secure.
Depression
Find Find support for low mood, loss of motivation, and reconnecting with hope.
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