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We offer therapy & wellness programs for those who are healing from stress and trauma.

10/31/2025

🎃👻Happy Halloween from Rising Tides Counselling!👻🎃

We want to remind you that Halloween is not just about costumes and candy; it's also a wonderful time to embrace creativity, connection, and fun!

✨ Celebrate Your Way: Whether you love dressing up or prefer a cozy night in with scary movies, make sure to celebrate in a way that feels right for you!

🖼️ Get Creative: Engage in some fun DIY projects—decorate your space or carve a pumpkin. Creativity can be a wonderful outlet for stress.

🤝 Reach Out: If you’re feeling a bit spooked by life’s challenges, don’t hesitate to connect with friends, family, or one of our counsellors at Rising Tides.

10/30/2025

✨ Recently, our student counsellor Anna attended the Collective Trauma Summit!✨

Here’s a glimpse into her key learnings and reflections....

𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘢 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘶𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 , 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦, 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘦 … 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.

𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭. 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴, 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦.

𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦: "𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 - 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦."

𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘴. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘰 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘯𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺.

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭. 𝘐𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘺, 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘐𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺... 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘢.

10/27/2025

👻 This Halloween, think about the masks you may invisibly wear…

😅 We smile when we’re stressed.
😶 We say “I’m fine” when we’re struggling.
🤐 We stay silent when overwhelmed.

These masks can feel protective, but over time they become heavy, keeping us from connection, being seen, and getting the support we deserve.

This season, give yourself permission to gently set the mask down:

💬 Say “Today’s been tough” instead of “I’m fine.”
📖 Journal your feelings.
🤝 Talk with a therapist to further explore these feelings

Your authentic self, feelings and all, is worthy of care, compassion, and connection.

🔗 Read the full blog 𝘜𝘯𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴: 𝘈 𝘏𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 on our website here: https://risingtidesnb.com/unmasking-our-feelings-a-halloween-reflection-on-mental-health/

10/26/2025

Many people come to therapy wanting to heal their own trauma but find themselves pulled into the ups and downs of their relationship instead.

When we focus on fixing the relationship before tending to our own healing, our deeper needs often remain unmet.

If we turn all our energy toward making things “work,” we sometimes abandon the deeper work that could actually change everything: how we understand ourselves, what we need, and how we show up.

When you choose to work on yourself first, the clarity you gain will show you whether the relationship can grow with you or not.

If this resonates, therapy can be a place to slow down, sort through what’s yours to heal, and start finding your footing again.

10/24/2025

Not every day has to be productive.
Some days are for naps, snacks, and aggressively ignoring your to-do list. Rest is part of the process. 💤🍕

P.S Happy Friday !

10/24/2025

☀️ What an inspiring morning at the Sunny Side Up Breakfast in support of ! ☀️

As a leader in the Inclusive Recovery Cities movement, Dr. David Best provided the keynote message, highlighting how community is the foundation for recovery.

Three things we heard loud and clear:

• People need somewhere to live
• People need someone to love
• People need something to do

And a new mantra to add to my collection: GOYA — “Get Off Your A** and do something!” 😆

Together we can make Saint John a city that supports a hopeful, recovery movement.

Thank you to Sophia Recovery Centre for hosting this event here in Saint John and to Dr. Best for reminding us recovery is about connection, purpose and action.

Grateful to be part of the conversation and committed to doing our part.

10/23/2025

𝟱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘀 ✨

1️⃣ Our students choose to work with us because they share our commitment to helping people heal from trauma. We only bring on students that share our vision and goals.

2️⃣ Our students are an important part of our clinical team. They attend team meetings, peer consultation and training opportunities available to all team members.

3️⃣ Our students are supervised by our clinic owner. Each student spends a minimum of an hour per week in individual supervision with a trauma Informed lens.

4️⃣ Our students are highly motivated. They choose Rising Tides for their internship because they are interested in helping people heal from trauma and want to learn as much as they can.

5️⃣ Our students can provide individual attention. Our students enjoy the flexibility of getting to know their clients. There is no set limit to the number of sessions available and they are able to case plan around the client’s needs.

Please call us at (506) 217-8433 or email us at hello@risingtidesnb.com to book an appointment with our student counsellor, Anna Mattie.🙂

💻 Online booking available here: https://portal.owlpractice.ca/risingtidesnb

10/22/2025

💛 Supporting Your Teen’s Mental Health 💛

As a parent, it can be heartbreaking to see your teen struggling, but your support matters more than you may realize. Here's how you can help:

👂 Listen Without Judgment
Let them talk. Sometimes, just knowing you're there to listen, without fixing or judging, can be incredibly healing.

🧘 Stay Calm and Patient
Even if their emotions feel big or confusing, try to respond with calm and curiosity, not fear or frustration.

📚 Educate Yourself
Learn about the mental health challenges teens face today: anxiety, depression, stress, and more. The more you know, the more confident you’ll feel supporting them.

🤝 Encourage (Not Force) Help
Gently suggest seeing a counsellor, therapist, or talking to a school professional. Offer to help them take the first step.

💬 Keep the Conversation Open
Let them know it’s okay to not be okay—and that you're always there, no matter what.

Your support makes a bigger difference than you think. 💛

Need support for your teen? Our therapists are accepting new clients! Please call us at (506) 217-8433 or email us at hello@risingtidesnb.com to book an appointment with with one of our compassionate therapists. 🙂

💻 Online booking is available here: https://portal.owlpractice.ca/risingtidesnb/booking

10/20/2025

🌿 Progress: Expectation vs. Reality 🌿

When we picture progress, it’s easy to imagine a straight line moving steadily upward.
Expectation: quick results, constant motivation, no setbacks.

But the truth is often different:
Reality: progress can feel slow, nonlinear, and sometimes invisible. Growth can look like detours, pauses, or even steps backward... yet each part of the journey matters.

✨ Healing and change take time. Small shifts add up, even when they don’t feel dramatic in the moment.

And remember, your progress may look very different from someone else’s. That doesn’t make it any less valid or meaningful. 🌱

10/17/2025

What do you need today? Maybe rest, reassurance, or a reminder that you’re not alone.

Take what you need...small moments of care can make a big difference. ✨

10/15/2025

🍂🎃 Fun Fall Activities 🎃🍂

Cozy season is here — time to embrace all the autumn feels!

🍁 Hike through colourful trails
🎬 Fall movie marathons
📚 Curl up with tea & a good book
🥧 Bake your favourite seasonal treats
☕ Café hangouts with friends
🛁 Spa nights at home

What’s your go-to fall activity? 👇✨

10/13/2025

This Thanksgiving, let’s take a moment to celebrate the warmth of togetherness. Whether it’s gathering around a table full of delicious food or sharing laughter and stories. Being with loved ones can truly lift our spirits. 🧡

But let’s also remember: it’s okay to take a step back if you need to. Mental health is just as important as the festivities. Surround yourself with positivity, reach out to those who support you, and don’t hesitate to share how you’re feeling.

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Rising Tides 🍂🦃🎃🥧

Our office is closed today, October 13th. We will see you on the 14th 👋

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Welcome to Rising Tides Healing Centre

At Rising Tides Healing Centre, we believe that long term healing occurs when you are able to recognize what is underneath your pain and we will guide you in creating the necessary conditions for healing to occur. Our goal is to not simply manage your discomfort, but to relieve the source of your pain so you can fully enjoy life. We know that everyone’s healing looks a little bit different and will work with you to identify the treatment that makes most sense for you. With a multi-disciplinary treatment focus, we recognize that experiencing trauma has an impact on both your mind and body and will work with you to restore balance in your life. Our goal at Rising Tides Healing Centre is to help you figure out what is standing in the way of your ability to live the life you dream of and to deal with challenges that have been getting in the way. Together, we can work in creating a plan that feels comfortable and works best for you. Please contact us at (506)217-8433 to discuss whether the services we can offer to you at Rising Tides Healing Centre can provide you with the support, encouragement or motivation you may need to move forward in your life.

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