Non-Insured Health | First Nations Therapists in Fredericton, NB
My clients come from a diverse background, but what is common among them is their pain and frustration from the mounting pressures of life. My goal is to create a safe and accepting environment for my clients to explore their inner selves. I strive to create a non-judgmental space where my clients feel heard and understood. Whether it's anxiety, depression, trauma, or relationship challenges, I work with my clients to develop personalized solutions that meet their needs with where they are.
My clients come from a diverse background, but what is common among them is their pain and frustration from the mounting pressures of life. My goal is to create a safe and accepting environment for my clients to explore their inner selves. I strive to create a non-judgmental space where my clients feel heard and understood. Whether it's anxiety, depression, trauma, or relationship challenges, I work with my clients to develop personalized solutions that meet their needs with where they are.
I am a registered clinical social worker with 29 years of counselling experience. I am also a part-time regular appointment faculty member with the School of Social Work at St. Thomas University. My main focus is working with men and their issues related to mental health, addictions recovery, trauma, physical-mental and spiritual well-being, life coaching, and the impact of stress on the front line worker. I also have a particular interest in fathering and the father/child relationship.
I am a registered clinical social worker with 29 years of counselling experience. I am also a part-time regular appointment faculty member with the School of Social Work at St. Thomas University. My main focus is working with men and their issues related to mental health, addictions recovery, trauma, physical-mental and spiritual well-being, life coaching, and the impact of stress on the front line worker. I also have a particular interest in fathering and the father/child relationship.
Kim Rickard Counseling & Consulting
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
1 Endorsed
Fredericton, NB E3A
I am a Registered Service Provider presently with Medavie Blue Cross, Sunlife, Telus Eclaims, NIHB , Canada Life, Canadian Armed Forces, Veterans, and RCMP.
I have over 30+ years of experience working in hospitals, Indigenous Communities, NB Extramural Hospital and local hospitals as a registered social worker. I use narrative therapy in my counselling practice and invite you to tell your story in a safe, confidential and non-judgmental space. I'm happy to meet with you virtually or in my home office, where parking is free.
I specialize in older adults and their families, to help find solutions to concerns, navigate life transitions, adjust to chronic health changes, loneliness, relationship concerns, and work through trauma.
I am a Registered Service Provider presently with Medavie Blue Cross, Sunlife, Telus Eclaims, NIHB , Canada Life, Canadian Armed Forces, Veterans, and RCMP.
I have over 30+ years of experience working in hospitals, Indigenous Communities, NB Extramural Hospital and local hospitals as a registered social worker. I use narrative therapy in my counselling practice and invite you to tell your story in a safe, confidential and non-judgmental space. I'm happy to meet with you virtually or in my home office, where parking is free.
I specialize in older adults and their families, to help find solutions to concerns, navigate life transitions, adjust to chronic health changes, loneliness, relationship concerns, and work through trauma.
I want to work with you, where you're at in life. Whatever you've experienced, you deserve an open, genuine, non judgmental, and compassionate atmosphere to work through your difficulties. While working with you, we will look for the approach that fits best with your style, life, and personality. I work with individuals ages 13+ as well as couples. I am passionate about 2SLGBTQ+ issues, as well as trauma, neurodiversity, life changes, and grief. I am sex+, CNM/polyamory supportive, and body+.
I want to work with you, where you're at in life. Whatever you've experienced, you deserve an open, genuine, non judgmental, and compassionate atmosphere to work through your difficulties. While working with you, we will look for the approach that fits best with your style, life, and personality. I work with individuals ages 13+ as well as couples. I am passionate about 2SLGBTQ+ issues, as well as trauma, neurodiversity, life changes, and grief. I am sex+, CNM/polyamory supportive, and body+.
You know something needs to change, but you are not sure where to start. Maybe you are exhausted from the pressure of work, running on empty, or moving through a transition that has left you feeling unsteady. I work with adults navigating anxiety, burnout, stress, depression, and life transitions, including career changes, relationship shifts, and those stretching moments of uncertainty about what comes next. If you have spent years putting everyone else first and are ready to understand yourself better and build a life with more clarity and balance, you are in the right place.
You know something needs to change, but you are not sure where to start. Maybe you are exhausted from the pressure of work, running on empty, or moving through a transition that has left you feeling unsteady. I work with adults navigating anxiety, burnout, stress, depression, and life transitions, including career changes, relationship shifts, and those stretching moments of uncertainty about what comes next. If you have spent years putting everyone else first and are ready to understand yourself better and build a life with more clarity and balance, you are in the right place.
Steph Poirier (Bilingual - fluent in English & French) is a Registered Social Worker with the NBASW(Virtual and in person services). She is also the owner of Flourishing Minds Counselling Inc. Over the last 6+ years, Steph has worked with individuals aged 6 and up. She has provided counselling for various challenges, such as: anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, suicidality, non-suicidal self-injury (self-harm), ADHD, ASD, OCD, emotional regulation, life/work stressors, burnout, interpersonal relationships, and more. She believes in a collaborative, person-centered approach to finding treatment goals in order to best support clients.
Steph Poirier (Bilingual - fluent in English & French) is a Registered Social Worker with the NBASW(Virtual and in person services). She is also the owner of Flourishing Minds Counselling Inc. Over the last 6+ years, Steph has worked with individuals aged 6 and up. She has provided counselling for various challenges, such as: anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, suicidality, non-suicidal self-injury (self-harm), ADHD, ASD, OCD, emotional regulation, life/work stressors, burnout, interpersonal relationships, and more. She believes in a collaborative, person-centered approach to finding treatment goals in order to best support clients.
“Healing is a journey, not a destination.” Stepping into therapy requires courage. Choosing to pause, reflect, and explore the parts of ourselves that feel heavy or uncertain is rarely a straight path. It is often layered, winding, and deeply personal. I honour the bravery it takes to begin.I approach therapy from a collaborative and client-centred lens, creating a space that feels calm, grounded, and genuinely non-judgmental. I believe meaningful work happens when clients feel safe enough to show up as they are without pressure to perform, explain, or have everything figured out.
“Healing is a journey, not a destination.” Stepping into therapy requires courage. Choosing to pause, reflect, and explore the parts of ourselves that feel heavy or uncertain is rarely a straight path. It is often layered, winding, and deeply personal. I honour the bravery it takes to begin.I approach therapy from a collaborative and client-centred lens, creating a space that feels calm, grounded, and genuinely non-judgmental. I believe meaningful work happens when clients feel safe enough to show up as they are without pressure to perform, explain, or have everything figured out.
Somewhere along the way, many of us learn to shrink ourselves to stay loved, accepted, or safe. If that sounds familiar, you might be carrying childhood trauma, faith-based trauma, or the weight of navigating your identity within your culture, your family, or the LGBTQ2IA+ community. You might be neurodivergent and still figuring out what that means for how you move through the world. I work with adolescents and adults facing these experiences, including depression, C-PTSD, family dysfunction, and relationship challenges, and I bring culturally responsive care that honours where you come from.
Somewhere along the way, many of us learn to shrink ourselves to stay loved, accepted, or safe. If that sounds familiar, you might be carrying childhood trauma, faith-based trauma, or the weight of navigating your identity within your culture, your family, or the LGBTQ2IA+ community. You might be neurodivergent and still figuring out what that means for how you move through the world. I work with adolescents and adults facing these experiences, including depression, C-PTSD, family dysfunction, and relationship challenges, and I bring culturally responsive care that honours where you come from.
15 years of counselling! Most people who reach out for therapy are not lacking intelligence, insight, or motivation. In fact, many have spent years reading books, listening to podcasts, talking with friends, or trying to figure things out on their own. Yet they still find themselves repeating the same patterns, having the same arguments, feeling stuck in the same fears, or struggling with the same emotional reactions.
Therapy can help bridge the gap between knowing and changing.
My approach is active, collaborative, and practical. I don’t simply listen and nod. I ask questions, offer observations, challenge assumptions when necess
15 years of counselling! Most people who reach out for therapy are not lacking intelligence, insight, or motivation. In fact, many have spent years reading books, listening to podcasts, talking with friends, or trying to figure things out on their own. Yet they still find themselves repeating the same patterns, having the same arguments, feeling stuck in the same fears, or struggling with the same emotional reactions.
Therapy can help bridge the gap between knowing and changing.
My approach is active, collaborative, and practical. I don’t simply listen and nod. I ask questions, offer observations, challenge assumptions when necess
Hello! I am Wendy Johnson. I am dedicated to advancing trauma-informed care by practicing cultural humility, 2-eyed seeing, intercultural sensitivity, intergenerational awareness, and anti-oppressive and anti-racist practices. I promote holistic wellness by encouraging a more self-aware and engaged life supporting the wellness of the whole person.
Hello! I am Wendy Johnson. I am dedicated to advancing trauma-informed care by practicing cultural humility, 2-eyed seeing, intercultural sensitivity, intergenerational awareness, and anti-oppressive and anti-racist practices. I promote holistic wellness by encouraging a more self-aware and engaged life supporting the wellness of the whole person.
If you prefer, we will direct bill whenever possible for insurance companies such as Medavie Blue Cross, Canada Life, Campus Trust, NIHB, WorkSafe NB, etc.
We are Clinical Social Workers who are committed to providing a professional counselling experience that specializes in the treatment of trauma/PTSD and addiction.
If you prefer, we will direct bill whenever possible for insurance companies such as Medavie Blue Cross, Canada Life, Campus Trust, NIHB, WorkSafe NB, etc.
We are Clinical Social Workers who are committed to providing a professional counselling experience that specializes in the treatment of trauma/PTSD and addiction.
You might be navigating anxiety, a difficult relationship, a career crossroads, or the quiet weight of feeling like you are not quite where you want to be. I work with individuals, couples, families, and students across all stages of life, bringing more than 20 years of clinical experience to each session. My clients often arrive feeling stuck or overwhelmed. Together we focus on building practical tools, genuine insight, and the kind of lasting change that holds up beyond the therapy room.
You might be navigating anxiety, a difficult relationship, a career crossroads, or the quiet weight of feeling like you are not quite where you want to be. I work with individuals, couples, families, and students across all stages of life, bringing more than 20 years of clinical experience to each session. My clients often arrive feeling stuck or overwhelmed. Together we focus on building practical tools, genuine insight, and the kind of lasting change that holds up beyond the therapy room.
You do not have to be in crisis to benefit from therapy. Many of the people I work with are navigating something quieter but just as heavy: a transition they did not expect, a pattern they cannot seem to break, a version of themselves they are trying to grow into. I work with children, adolescents, and adults across all stages of life. Whether a child building confidence, a teen finding their footing socially, or an adult moving through change and uncertainty, I meet each person where they are and build from there.
You do not have to be in crisis to benefit from therapy. Many of the people I work with are navigating something quieter but just as heavy: a transition they did not expect, a pattern they cannot seem to break, a version of themselves they are trying to grow into. I work with children, adolescents, and adults across all stages of life. Whether a child building confidence, a teen finding their footing socially, or an adult moving through change and uncertainty, I meet each person where they are and build from there.
Hello! My name is Katherine, and I’m an LCT here in Fredericton at Prism Counselling. I love that every person I get to know has a unique story. We all have quirks and little markers of individuality that make us exactly who we are. Above all, I really pride myself on making sure that you feel like you’re part of a genuine, human to human connection. In a world full of technology and parasocial relationships, it’s nice to be able to sit down with someone and have an authentic conversation, with unrehearsed responses. When given the space, therapy can make room to untangle the parts of your life that feel complicated or lackluster.
Hello! My name is Katherine, and I’m an LCT here in Fredericton at Prism Counselling. I love that every person I get to know has a unique story. We all have quirks and little markers of individuality that make us exactly who we are. Above all, I really pride myself on making sure that you feel like you’re part of a genuine, human to human connection. In a world full of technology and parasocial relationships, it’s nice to be able to sit down with someone and have an authentic conversation, with unrehearsed responses. When given the space, therapy can make room to untangle the parts of your life that feel complicated or lackluster.
You might be navigating anxiety, OCD, depression, or a life transition that has left you feeling stuck or unsure of yourself. I work with adolescents and adults aged 13 and up on a range of concerns including relationship difficulties, self-esteem challenges, and the kind of stress that builds quietly until it becomes hard to ignore. My clients often arrive knowing something needs to change but not quite knowing where to start. That is exactly where we begin, together, at a pace that works for you.
You might be navigating anxiety, OCD, depression, or a life transition that has left you feeling stuck or unsure of yourself. I work with adolescents and adults aged 13 and up on a range of concerns including relationship difficulties, self-esteem challenges, and the kind of stress that builds quietly until it becomes hard to ignore. My clients often arrive knowing something needs to change but not quite knowing where to start. That is exactly where we begin, together, at a pace that works for you.
You may be feel stuck in patterns that keep repeating despite your best efforts to change. Perhaps anxiety, self-doubt, relationship difficulties, perfectionism, or overwhelming emotions continue showing up. Therapy can provide a space to slow down, reflect, and better understand yourself. My approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in curiosity rather than judgment. Together, we can explore not only the challenges bringing you to therapy, but also the deeper emotional and relational patterns that may be influencing your experiences. I believe meaningful change often begins with understanding rather than fixing.
You may be feel stuck in patterns that keep repeating despite your best efforts to change. Perhaps anxiety, self-doubt, relationship difficulties, perfectionism, or overwhelming emotions continue showing up. Therapy can provide a space to slow down, reflect, and better understand yourself. My approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in curiosity rather than judgment. Together, we can explore not only the challenges bringing you to therapy, but also the deeper emotional and relational patterns that may be influencing your experiences. I believe meaningful change often begins with understanding rather than fixing.
Direct billing with Blue Cross and NIHB.
I offer counselling to those who are experiencing difficulty with transitions; the transition to parenthood, university, new roles, loss of a role or identity. This includes women experiencing perinatal anxiety, depression, OCD, trauma and stress; teens and adults who are experiencing difficulty with symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, grief, depression and ADHD; and children who experience symptoms of anxiety. I provide my clients a safe space to work through difficult emotions and life challenges. Using a trauma-informed approach, I provide personalized support based on your needs and where you are on your journey.
Direct billing with Blue Cross and NIHB.
I offer counselling to those who are experiencing difficulty with transitions; the transition to parenthood, university, new roles, loss of a role or identity. This includes women experiencing perinatal anxiety, depression, OCD, trauma and stress; teens and adults who are experiencing difficulty with symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, grief, depression and ADHD; and children who experience symptoms of anxiety. I provide my clients a safe space to work through difficult emotions and life challenges. Using a trauma-informed approach, I provide personalized support based on your needs and where you are on your journey.
After practicing social work for 29 years, I recognized trauma is one of the issues individuals struggle with the most, along with chronic pain. I am trained in most therapeutic modalities, in particular, Master Certified in Accelerated Resolution Therapy for trauma. I am also certified in Pain Reprocessing Therapy to help individuals with chronic and acute pain. I meet with individuals on a variety of issues, using strengths based approaches, acknowledging their self determination. If you are struggling with divorce, family issues, moral injury/systemic betrayal, depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD or any other social issue, I can help.
After practicing social work for 29 years, I recognized trauma is one of the issues individuals struggle with the most, along with chronic pain. I am trained in most therapeutic modalities, in particular, Master Certified in Accelerated Resolution Therapy for trauma. I am also certified in Pain Reprocessing Therapy to help individuals with chronic and acute pain. I meet with individuals on a variety of issues, using strengths based approaches, acknowledging their self determination. If you are struggling with divorce, family issues, moral injury/systemic betrayal, depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD or any other social issue, I can help.
Accepting new clients as of January 2026. Welcome to Breaking Trail Counselling Services, my name is Matt. I am a Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) and a Licensed Counselling Therapist (LCT). I offer individual counselling services and have experience working with adults who are looking for support for various reasons including trauma, anxiety and depression. I offer in person sessions as well as video counselling.
Accepting new clients as of January 2026. Welcome to Breaking Trail Counselling Services, my name is Matt. I am a Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) and a Licensed Counselling Therapist (LCT). I offer individual counselling services and have experience working with adults who are looking for support for various reasons including trauma, anxiety and depression. I offer in person sessions as well as video counselling.
Throughout my life and career, I have helped others to deal with a diverse array of challenges, including issues related to illness—both chronic and terminal—parenting, behavioral concerns, and substance use. I have significant experience working with Indigenous peoples in community settings, where I have developed a deep understanding of the unique challenges they face, as well as the resilience and strength within these communities. My experience also encompasses supporting individuals grappling with substance misuse, racial issues, trauma, grief and loss, PTSD, and anxiety.
Throughout my life and career, I have helped others to deal with a diverse array of challenges, including issues related to illness—both chronic and terminal—parenting, behavioral concerns, and substance use. I have significant experience working with Indigenous peoples in community settings, where I have developed a deep understanding of the unique challenges they face, as well as the resilience and strength within these communities. My experience also encompasses supporting individuals grappling with substance misuse, racial issues, trauma, grief and loss, PTSD, and anxiety.
