Under One Sky’s Mental Health Partners

Healing Spaces is a mental wellness initiative that provides people with access to counsellors who are available to meet in a timely manner at no cost to you. Read through the bios of our counsellors, pick the one that you feel is the right fit for you and contact them directly. This a self-referral program that’s completely confidential and Under One Sky has no record of who has accessed Healing Spaces.

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.

Jen Rowett

I was born in Woodstock, New Brunswick and have lived as a guest in beautiful Wolastoqey territory along Wolastoq (our beautiful and bountiful river) most of my life. I am a Licensed Counselling Therapist and a Canadian Certified Counsellor. Since 1999, I have been walking alongside individuals on their unique paths of wholistic well-being and growth with the purpose of providing inspiration, guidance, and empowerment. My natural and therapeutic lens is grounded in approaches that consider the wholeness of you – mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually, and also the further reaching parts of you that extend into the various communities that you are part of such as your friends, family, school, workplaces, and the larger communities in which you live and are naturally affected by. I have been working alongside and learning from Indigenous Elders, colleagues, and peoples for many years, and I am a service provider for Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB). Currently, I am meeting with clients through e-counselling methods such as video and telephone, and in-person.

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

506-684- 0166 | nharn@unb.ca

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).

Shawn Smith

My name is Shawn Smith, I am a counsellor and psychotherapist with an incredible set of gifts that help me relate to my clients on a deeper level. I am autistic, ADHD, and I have helped hundreds of neurodivergent people accept themselves, set goals, make peace with the past – and move forward authentically and independently. I do this by – combined parent/child psychotherapy and counselling… I also work with neurodivergent adults with a late diagnosis.

My method includes – applying a combination of lived and professional experiences, to provide the tools and building blocks for better mental health, better relationships and brighter futures.

506- 238-0271 | shawn@ddmacs.ca | www.ddmacs.ca