Stefanie Richard Counselling & Therapy

10/13/2025

Now offering Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
"Keep the Knowledge, Lose the Pain"

❓ What is it ART?
ART is a form of psychotherapy with roots in existing based therapies but shown to achieve benefits far more rapidly (generally within 1-5 sessions). ART allows a client to erase old images and rewrite their story through reconsolidation, changing the physiological response to the memory.

What client's like about it?
🗣 No need to share details or retell your whole story
📖 No homework
🚦 Client centered (client is in control of session)
🗓 No ongoing or long term therapy

What can it help with?
Trauma/ PTSD
Depression
Anxiety & Phobias
OCD
Grief
Job stress
Sleep.. and more!

Please reach out for more information or to book a session 👇
stefanie.richard@portcitycounselling.ca

09/30/2025

09/26/2025

Abusers deal in vagueness and half-truths.
They rarely say things outright. Instead, they use confusing, ambiguous language that’s meant to be interpreted a certain way, but gives them an easy out when confronted.

For example, if you go out with friends, the abuser might say:
🌀 “You’re a bad mother for prioritizing your friends over the kids.”
🌀 “I don’t know how much longer I can do this.”
🌀 “It’s just interesting how you always need attention.”

Next time you're invited out, you might decline. Not because you want to, but to avoid the backlash.

But when you confront the abuser and say, “You won’t let me go out with my friends,” they’ll respond:
👉 “I never said that.”
👉 “You’re reading too much into it.”
👉 “You’re being dramatic.”

This is how emotional manipulation works: vague statements, guilt trips, and denial. All designed to make you question yourself, and to keep the abuser from being held accountable.

09/19/2025

What's your self care plans this September?

07/10/2025

Looking for Participants!

Have you experienced domestic violence in NB?

Are you Indigenous, Racialized, Gender-Diverse, Newcomer and/or have a history of Mental Health Concerns or Substance Use?

Reach out to the email or phone number below.

$25 will be provided for your participation. Childcare support is available.

07/08/2025

What mental health myths have you heard?

06/21/2025

Be aware if you are on certain antidepressants and anti anxiety medications the heat may affect you more. Check with your pharmacist for more info.

05/20/2025

PTSD can happen to anyone. See some little know symptoms below.
There is hope and symptoms can get better with proper treatment and support.
👉Feeling isolated / disconnected from your loved ones
👉Actively avoiding people, places, or activities that remind you of the traumatic event, which can lead to isolation and withdrawal from the things that matter most to you.
👉Feeling “stuck”, flashbacks, poor sleep and nightmares
👉Frequent irritability, anger outbursts, or aggressive behaviour
👉Feeling like you’ve lost the future you thought you’d have. For example, you may feel like life will be cut short, and that there is now no hope for a career, family life, or a normal lifespan.

(Source: The Depression Project)