ABOUT DR. KIA WATKINS

Dr. Kia A. Watkins is a clinician at New Insights Behavioral Health Services with extensive experience providing psychotherapy across diverse populations. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Wright State University and her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Adler University, Chicago campus.

Over her career, Dr. Watkins has worked in private practices, community mental health centers, residential facilities, and inpatient hospital settings, cultivating expertise in treating adults aged 18 to 65+. Her therapeutic approach integrates Adlerian, psychodynamic, and existential theories, alongside techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and Gestalt therapy. Dr. Watkins focuses on helping clients explore the meaning of their experiences, recognize patterns, and develop more adaptive ways of living. She specializes in treating severe complex trauma, dissociative conditions, mood disorders, OCD, anxiety, co-occurring substance use disorders, and issues affecting racial/ethnic and sexual minorities, as well as those navigating spirituality or religious concerns.

A passionate advocate for social justice and multiculturalism, Dr. Watkins contextualizes clients’ challenges within their unique identities and social systems, fostering empowerment and growth. Dr. Watkins believes therapy is a transformative, dynamic process where clients can cultivate self-compassion, increase self-awareness, build resilience, and develop the skills to manage life’s stressors more effectively. She emphasizes the therapeutic relationship as a safe space for exploration, growth, and lasting change.