Fireside Counselling

05/19/2026

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Join our team and come over to the Brightside! ☀
Brightside Integrated Health is currently seeking a full-time office manager. If you are experienced, friendly, professional, dependable and have great customer service skills, we would love to hear from you! Experience with scheduling and billing is a must and experience with the Jane booking system (or similar) is a definite asset.

To apply, or for more details about the position or our company, please email our clinic manager Lauren, at laurenb@brightsidehealth.ca.

Thank you for your interest!
https://brightsidehealth.ca/

05/19/2026

spent the afternoon with a lovely group of folks discussing and exploring part one of our series on Trauma-Informed Care - The Basics!

05/14/2026

Fireside Counselling is a student-run counselling service, located within the Brightside Integrated Health clinic, at 250 Baker Drive in Dartmouth.

Counselling is provided by Masters-level practicum students, under the supervision of licensed Brightside therapists.

We are an affordable option for those who do not have adequate insurance benefits, and for whom the cost of private therapy is a barrier to receiving quality care. The fee is $40.00 per 50-minute counselling session.

For a limited time, we are offering a FREE introductory session to new clients. If you have been thinking about starting therapy, but are feeling a bit hesitant, you can try it out with no commitment!

Our counselling interns work with adults, youth (12+), couples and families! They offer both in-person and virtual sessions.

If you are interested in learning more, or would like to book your appointment, please reach out!

📞902-444-0557
📧firesidecounselling@brightsidehealth.ca
🌐brightsidehealth.ca/fireside/

05/14/2026

On Tuesday, counselling intern, Ruth Shelton represented Fireside Counselling at Lockview High School’s Student Wellness Day Fair.

The goal of the Student Wellness Day Fair was to provide students with meaningful resources and information on mental and social wellness and we were honoured to be invited!

Want to work with Ruth?🔥
You can check out her profile here:
brightsidehealth.ca/fireside/
To book an appointment, please call 902-444-0557 or email firesidecounselling@brightsidehealth.ca

05/07/2026

Fireside is pleased to introduce our newest student counsellor, Anne Bolduc!🔥

Anne is bilingual and can provide counselling in English or French!

Want to work with Anne?
Connect with our intake coordinator by calling 902-444-0557, or sending an email to firesidecounselling@brightsidehealth.ca.
https://brightsidehealth.ca/fireside/

05/01/2026

Hop on over to Brightside Integrated Health to enter this fabulous contest!
Good Luck!☺️

Holy Smokes, it's May!🌷

And what better way to celebrate than to run a Mother's Day Giveaway? The prize is the winner's choice of service:
☑60 minute massage therapy session with Sydney Coughlin, RMT
☑60 minute acupuncture session with Jennifer Jamieson, Registered Acupuncturist, Reiki Practitioner
☑60 minute nutritional counselling session with Lauren Brady, RHN

Plus a gift bag containing self-care and wellness products from our retail shop - perfect for gifting to Mom, or keeping for yourself!

How to enter?🧐
Simply like and share this post and follow our page👍
For an extra entry, tag a friend you think would enjoy it!
The winner will be chosen at random, on Saturday, May 9th and the winner's name will be posted on our page.

The small print:
This giveaway contest is not sponsored or endorsed by Facebook.
The winner must be 19+ years of age.
The prize must be collected by June 30, 2026 (gift bag picked up and appointment booked)

Good Luck!🍀
brightsidehealth.ca/

04/26/2026

We would like to take a moment to honour Fireside Counselling's Board Member, Jay MacAulay. Jay was an amazing dad, father-in-law, grandad, husband and friend who will be missed terribly by all who knew him. His loving support, dry English humour and generous spirit will not soon be forgotten.
Thanks Jay.❤️

04/23/2026

Thinking about counselling, but need a little extra motivation?
Elisse is offering a FREE introductory session!🔥
Call our office administrator at 902-444-0557 or email firesidecounselling@brightsidehealth.ca to book your appointment!
brightsidehealth.ca/fireside/

04/18/2026

Congratulations to Fireside Counselling Intern, Nicole Baldwin, who completed her MACP degree and her practicum and was promptly scooped up by Brightside Integrated Health.🎉

We have a new team member! 🎉
Nicole Baldwin, BSW, RSW, MACP, RCT-C

"My work is grounded in helping people explore the root causes of their challenges, identifying patterns, gaining insight into underlying processes, and creating space for meaningful, lasting change.

I am both a Registered Social Worker and Counselling Therapist-Candidate, holding a Bachelor of Social Work and a MA in Counselling Psychology. I have over 14 years of experience supporting individuals, children, youth, and families. My areas of focus include trauma, grief and loss, addiction, parenting, system navigation, and life transitions. I also have an interest in providing support for women who are navigating the emotions and changes related to perimenopause and menopause. I work with children ages 5 years and up, as well as youth, adults, couples and families.

I support individuals in processing trauma and loss in a way that feels safe, manageable, and empowering. I recognize how these experiences impact not only thoughts and emotions, but also the nervous system and how we experience ourselves and the world around us.

My approach is integrative and relational. I draw from evidence based modalities such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Attachment and Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), while also incorporating somatic awareness and nervous system regulation.

I believe therapy should feel human, collaborative, and tailored to everyone’s individual needs. I aim to create a space where you feel safe, understood, and not judged, and where we can work together toward meaningful, sustainable change. I also practice with cultural humility, respect, and a commitment to ongoing learning."

Want to work with Nicole?
Contact our front desk, or book online!
https://brightsideintegratedhealth.janeapp.com/ #/staff_member/47
https://brightsidehealth.ca/