She did her graduate training in client-centered therapy and studied psychotherapy processes and outcomes with Laura Rice at Toronto's York University. Her experience with Dr. Rice impressed on her the power of being attuned to clients' moment-to-moment experiencing and the need to understand each client's unique perspective. Subsequently, she worked with Leslie S. Greenberg to integrate gestalt approaches and began to develop more fully as an emotion-focused therapist in her work with both individuals and couples. Dr. Watson continues to do research on the processes and outcomes in emotion-focused therapy and has written extensively on empathy, the working alliance, emotional expression, depression, and the theory and practice of emotion-focused therapy.