Trauma and PTSD therapists in Saint John, NB
Find experienced trauma and PTSD therapists in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada who provide testing, evidence-based treatment for trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, and related challenges such as anxiety, depression, and stress. Compare detailed therapist profiles and connect with a provider that’s right for you.
PTSD/Trauma
Marg Totten Counselling Therapy
Licensed Mental Health Counsellor, MA, MPCC, CPCC, LCT
As an experienced provider of crisis and post-trauma support, with Masters Degrees in Counselling Psychology and Pastoral/Spiritual Counselling and a Certificate in Trauma Response from CTRI, I work to help individuals in crisis, or post-trauma in healing and finding meaning and purpose in life again. My approach to therapy and life coaching is person-centred, trauma informed and solution-focused, with an emphasis on post-traumatic growth.
17 Years Experience
Online in Saint John, NB (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Lincoln Stoller
Counsellor/Therapist, PhD, CHt, CCPCP
If you have read these descriptions, then you will appreciate I focus on solutions and not symptoms. I feel all symptoms relate to a problem that has a solution. It is only in the rare situation where your problem is out of your control, that I will grudgingly admit you may be struggling with an internal dysfunction. But even in that case, I look toward the mind and body's natural healing abilities to regain balance and control.
Trauma and PTSD should be considered as two parts to the same thing. Trauma may be acute and PTSD may be chronic, but any acute trauma will leave post traumatic scars if it is not resolved in the present. We all have post traumatic scars from traumas we've ignored. We have grown around these in the way that a tree's trunk grows around barbed wire. And like the wire and the tree, these may seem minor at the time we encounter them. Small traumas embed themselves when we fail to resolve their pernicious effect. Many disturbing childhood experiences are of this sort.
Acute trauma needs to be reframed quickly. It's like a breached birth; an event that's stuck in the birth canal. It needs to be rotated and its truth released. All trauma has a truth which may or may not be part of you. Acute trauma can be re-experienced, but it does not have to be re-experienced literally or accurately. Such trauma is most effectively re-experienced in a dream-like manner because in dreams, unlike in waking life, you can build new realities. For this, dreamwork, hypnosis, entheogens (psychedelics), and brain training build resilience and insight. Each of these are a tool, not a pill, palliative, or solution. They are part of a healing program.
To deal with PTSD, building resilience and revising memories is important, but your thoughts also play a role. Talking helps when it's cathartic. Aim to recreate the situation without being the center of it. Watch it from a safe distance. You do this in spirit.
You are a survivor and a victim, but also a perpetrator. This is important: in some sense you put yourself in this situation and you have gained a unique experience where others have not lived to tell the tale. Somewhere in your history you made decisions that brought you to these ends. If you are not to blame, then you can examine your decisions and reframe your thoughts for the future. If you are to blame, then the lesson is easy: don't do this again! This may result in your feeling fearful, regretful, paranoid, angry, or guilty. You can use all of those feeling to your advantage because they are yours to create, direct, evaluate, accept, or reject, but first you must feel them. It is for this that you most need a protector who understands the process.
I play the role of the protector, but I will not be comfortable in guiding you into territories in which I sense you are in danger. Dealing with trauma with the help of a counselor requires both trust and a shared foundation. The effective counselor will be a role model and an ally. We venture to confront your dragons, and these dragons are real. I accompany you in the reconstructed experience. Much like a shaman, I present you with a mirror in which to see your true self as a warrior, fool, survivor, and hero.
21 Years Experience
Online in Saint John, NB
PTSD/Trauma
Dr. Ashwin Mehra
Psychologist, PhD, CPsych
Trauma and PTSD are addressed using a trauma-informed and culturally congruent approach to facilitate trauma recovery and growth, aimed at transitioning from surviving to flourishing.
13 Years Experience
Online in Saint John, NB (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Roger Thiessen
Licensed Professional Counsellor, CCC, MPS, M.Div
As a trauma-informed counselling therapist, I have special training in EMDR and Internal Family Systems, two evidence-based practices that work explicitly to bring healing to our traumatic wounds. These modalities have facilitated the healing of my own traumas, and I'm excited to witness how effective they are in bringing healing to those with whom I work.
17 Years Experience
Online in Saint John, NB
PTSD/Trauma
Shauna Switzer, MCP, MA RP
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, MCP, Registered Psychotherapist
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based therapy designed to help individuals process and heal from traumatic experiences and distressing memories. EMDR supports the brain’s natural ability to reprocess trauma, reducing the emotional intensity connected to past events while helping clients develop healthier beliefs, emotional regulation, and a greater sense of safety and empowerment. Sensorimotor Psychotherapy is a body-centred approach to trauma therapy that focuses on how trauma is stored within the nervous system and the body. For individuals living with PTSD, this approach helps increase awareness of physical sensations, emotional responses, and survival patterns in a safe and gradual way. By integrating both mind and body in the healing process, clients can build greater emotional regulation, restore a sense of control, and move toward lasting recovery from trauma.
26 Years Experience
Online in Saint John, NB
Trauma and PTSD therapists in Saint John, NB Statistics
Trauma and PTSD therapists in Saint John, NB average 13 years of experience and charge around $171 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (63%), Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (55%), and Internal Family Systems (IFS) (53%).
Average years in practice
13 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$171
Accept insurance
76%
Offer sliding scale
63%
Gender ID
| 64% |
Female |
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| 30% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 69% |
In Person and Online |
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| 31% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 63% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 55% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 53% | Internal Family Systems (IFS) |
| 49% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 39% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 39% | Narrative Therapy |
| 39% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 76% | Young Adult |
| 61% | Senior |
| 55% | Teen |
| 18% | Children |
Client Focus
| 59% | Women |
| 55% | Men |
| 53% | LGBTQ+ |
| 41% | Christian |
| 39% | Buddhist |