Alvin. (Al) Watson, LISW-CP

Alvin (Al) Watson, LISW-CP (Licensed Independent Social Worker for Clinical Practice), brings decades of experience in both administrative and clinical roles within the mental health field. He earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Georgia in 1979 and received his clinical license in 1989. His professional involvement in mental health began in 1972, and he has maintained a solo counseling practice part-time since 1988 and full-time since 2010, offering services to children, adolescents, adults, and families. Over the past ten years his private practice work has concentrated on adults, children and adolescents, and family clients.

Watson has provided counseling for a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, grief, experiences of abuse, self-awareness and acceptance, issues related to sexual orientation, and parenting challenges. He is trained primarily in analytical and cognitive-behavioral counseling and works from a client-centered perspective. His approach includes attending to a person’s physical, mental, and spiritual makeup and exploring how those elements influence daily life and future goals. He places value on recognizing talents and creative potential, and on understanding present functioning through past and current personal and family relationships. Information gathered through this process is used collaboratively to develop treatment plans tailored to each individual’s needs, with close listening viewed as a core part of the work.