Healing Spaces
Healing Spaces is a low-barrier mental health counselling program offered through Under One Sky’s Sakələməlsowakən Family Wellness. This program connects Indigenous people living off-reserve in New Brunswick and their close relations with trusted counsellors who provide safe, culturally grounded, and trauma-informed support.
Getting started is simple:
Read the counsellor bios below and choose the counsellor who feels like the best fit for you.
Call our office at (506) 458-9269 to request a referral.
Our staff will help complete a short intake and send your referral directly to the counsellor you choose. Your counsellor will then contact you to set up an appointment.
Healing Spaces is designed to make accessing mental health supports as easy and welcoming as possible. You choose the counsellor and the type of sessions (in-person or virtual) that work best for you.
Stel Raven
Stel is a queer, trans, two-spirit person from Labrador currently residing in New Brunswick. They have a Master of Social Work with over 12 years of clinical experience. Stel runs a private practice specializing in issues relating to queer and trans identities and healing from complex trauma. Stel is based in St. Stephen and offers virtual sessions only.
Wendy Johnson
Hello, my name is Wendy. I am a wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, auntie, social worker, and counsellor/therapist. My healing journey embracing my Indigenous identity as well as my professional counselling/therapy experience in Health, Indigenous, Post-Secondary Education & Private Practice environments has nurtured an eclectic knowledge base of therapy approaches and practices to support my clients.
I offer diversity, intercultural, anti-oppressive, anti-racist, intergenerational trauma awareness & responsiveness. I strive towards providing a supportive and safe experience for my clients. I appreciate holistic wellness inspiring a counselling approach that encourages a more self-aware and engaged life supporting the wellness of the whole person. I work with ADULTS and can help with the following: Anxiety, Coping Skills, Depression, Emotional Regulation, Domestic Violence, Difficulty with Impulse Control, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Sexual Abuse, Stress (Community, Education, Family, Parental, Workplace), Substance Use Problems, and Trauma.
I provide in-person and telehealth (online) appointments. I am a registered service provider with Healing Spaces (Under One Sky), as well as Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB), Campus Trust for STU Students, Claim Secure for UNB Students, Blue Cross, and Insurance Providers accepting a Registered Social Worker with a MSW.
Nancy Harn
Indigenous Counselling Services | Flexible scheduling | In-person and virtual counselling
Kwe’ my name is Nancy Harn and I am a Mi’kmaq woman from Ugpi’ganjig or Eel River Bar First Nation. I am a Certified Canadian Counsellor and a professional member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. I have been providing Indigenous counselling services through my position as the coordinator of the Ntulsonawt Wellness Centre at the Mi’kmaq-Wolastoqey Centre as well as the Under One Sky Friendship Centre.
The holistic counselling approach that I follow is client-centered. I truly believe that life is a journey and we, as Indigenous individuals, are the experts in our own experiences. As an Indigenous woman, I believe there is a unique understanding of what finding balance means in our own personal identity as well as navigating the balance between Indigenous and non-Indigenous worlds and world views.
I subscribe in Elder Albert Marshall’s guiding principle of Etuapmumk or Two-Eyed seeing. In Elder Albert Marshall’s words: “Two-Eyed seeing is learning to see from one eye with the strengths of Indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing, and from the other eye with the strengths of Western (and/or scientific) knowledge and ways of knowing while learning to use both of these eyes together for the benefit of all.”
I believe that we are ever-changing and are never done learning. We all have the ability to follow our own path and nothing we chose to do in life has to be done to a predetermined timeline. I also believe it is healing to be heard and understood because this is when my healing began
Matt Boudreau
My approach to counselling is to provide a non-judgmental space and to work collaboratively with individuals on their healing journey. I believe in meeting clients where they are at and respecting what they chose to bring to sessions. I strive to provide an inclusive space for all clients I have the privilege of working with.
I am a Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) and a Licensed Counselling Therapist (LCT-C). I offer individual counselling services to adults and have experience working with individuals who are looking for support for various reasons including trauma, anxiety, and depression. I offer in person sessions as well as video counselling. I am a service provider for Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB).