Jocelyn Wattam

Raised by the shores of Lake Ontario, Jocelyn (she/her) is of settler ancestry and is grateful to live and work in the Bay of Quinte area on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee, Wendat and Mississauga peoples.

Jocelyn brings a love for children, nature and expressive play to her work as a therapist. She has spent 20 years supporting the emotional and mental health of children and youth, including the past eight years as a school Social Worker. Jocelyn brings a gentleness to her relationships with clients that creates safe spaces for connection and healing.

In her roles as a parent, an auntie, and a therapist, Jocelyn listens carefully to young people and values what they already know. Her goal is to allow children and youth space to communicate their emotions and to recognize and use their unique gifts. Jocelyn works alongside parents and caregivers toward the collective goal of nurturing our youngest generation.

Jocelyn works in-person at the Belleville office.

Areas of Specialty

• Trauma-informed approach

• Identify-affirming approach

• CBT for school clinicians

• DBT for affect regulation

• Attachment strategies

• Play therapy interventions

• Somatic and expressive methods

• Applied use of mindfulness

• Autism and mental health

• Childhood grief and loss

• Interventions for self-injury behaviours

• Suicide risk assessment and management

• Eating related issues

Credentials

• Registered Social Worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW)

• Member of the Canadian Association for Play Therapy (CAPT)

• Master of Social Work – Carleton University

• Bachelor of Applied Science; Child, Youth and Family major – University of Guelph