Jennifer Watson, Ph.D.
licensed clinical psychologist

Dr. Watson is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of adolescents and adults. Her specialty area is health psychology, focusing on eating disorders, weight management, smoking cessation, and managing chronic illnesses. She also treats issues related to anxiety and depression including post-partum and pregnancy related depression.

Dr. Watson earned her Bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University, her Master’s degree from Villanova University and her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Memphis. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center with a focus on health psychology and eating disorders. Dr. Watson completed her post-doctoral fellowship in Clinical and Health Psychology at the University of Florida. She also has served as a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Florida in the Department of Community Dentistry.

Dr. Watson is currently accepting new patients. She accepts, cash, credit cards and will file insurance claims for patients. She is a preferred provider for Aetna, Humana/Corp Health, and Tricare insurance.  She is currently an out of network provider for Blue Cross/Blue Shield.

Consultation and psychotherapy is offered for individual, couples, and families struggling with any of the following:

1) Eating Disorders/Body image Disturbances

2) Depression

3) Post-partum depression and pregnancy related depression

4) Anxiety

5) Issues related to family planning (e.g. difficulty getting pregnant, coping with miscarriage or infant loss)

6) Smoking Cessation

7) Stress Management

8) Coping with chronic illnesses (e.g. cancer, diabetes management)