FOR ADULTS

Individuals, couples, and families face difficulties from time to time.

Reaching out for help is the first step in your wellness journey. A qualified professional can be helpful to support you as you work through life’s challenges. During a session, your professional counsellor will help you recognize the challenge and identify solutions to help you improve your quality of life.

Counselling

Our team of clinicians are here for you. They can meet you in person, over the phone, or virtually (through Zoom).

We have certified therapists who can help with:

RELATIONSHIPS

Our therapists can help you and your partner as you work to improve communication, problem-solving, intimacy challenges, or any other issue affecting your relationship.

PARENTING AND FAMILY

Although there are many books written on how to parent and raise a family, it is not as easy as you think. Our trained therapists understand the struggles families face and take the time to meet and listen to children and parents. Family therapy can include the child/ren, parent/s, or the whole family, depending on the needs of a family.

DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY

Our trained therapists can help you gain awareness and understanding of anxiety and depression. Therapy sessions can also teach you coping skills and techniques to manage symptoms that will help you move forward and improve your well-being.

STRESS

Stress is a normal part of life. At times, however, it can become overwhelming. Our therapists will help you learn coping strategies and ways to better manage and ward off stress so that you are able to live a more balanced life.

VIOLENCE

Are you experiencing the negative effects from violence (current or past)? We can help you recognize the impact this has on your life while developing a plan for dealing with that impact.

SEXUAL ABUSE/SEXUAL ASSAULT

In Canada, 1 in 10 people report being sexually victimized before turning the age of 18. We have a team of therapists who are specially trained to help people of all ages deal with the immediate effects and/or long-term effects of abuse. We are also home to Kit’s Place, the second Child and Youth Advocacy Centre in New Brunswick.

GRIEF OR LOSS

The stages of grieving can be very painful and difficult. Our therapists are trained to assist you as you manage your grief or loss.

PERSONAL AND FAMILY WELL-BEING

Your personal challenges may vary from those mentioned, or may be a mixture. Together, you and a therapist will assess your situation and recommend the most appropriate plan to support your mental health.

Programs

The following programs are currently available:

The Power of Community (A women’s survivor group)

This is an 8 week therapeutic group for women survivors of childhood and/or adult sexual assault. The group provides a supportive and safe environment for women to voice how sexual violence has affected their lives, and to help move towards a happy and healthy future. This program is delivered in partnership with Sexual Violence New Brunswick.

Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)

Interpersonal Group Psychotherapy is a very useful treatment for diagnoses such as Major Depression and Social Anxiety Disorder as these also often have chronic interpersonal deficits in which they are unaware of their own contribution to their social isolation. The goal of Interpersonal Group Therapy is to help people identify unhealthy interpersonal patterns in the here-and-now by improving attitudes, beliefs, rules and assumptions that have their origins in their childhood and continue to manifest problems for clients as adults.

Male Survivors of Sexual Assault

This group is for men 19 years of age or older who have had previous counselling or group therapy. This program is delivered in partnership with Sexual Violence New Brunswick.

For the Sake of the Children

Separation can be a time of pain, confusion and sorrow. Parents and their children may experience a great sense of loss and will often need help to understand and cope with all the changes that come with separation.

For the Sake of the Children is a free six-hour program divided into two sessions of three hours each. It is designed to provide the type of information parents need:

  • To understand what they are going through, both legally and emotionally; and

  • To help them cope with and adjust to separation so that they can help their children adjust.

Separation is an adult issue. Children do not make the decision to separate, yet they are greatly affected by that decision. The effects of separation on children largely depend on how parents manage their relationships after the separation.

Separation is difficult. However, research and experience show that it is continued conflict between the parents that causes the most harm to children, not the separation itself. For the Sake of the Children teaches ways to reduce the conflict between parents and also relieve the stress they are experiencing. It focuses on helping parents help their children.

For more information on this program and to register, visit Public Legal Education and Information Service of New Brunswick.

“I always wanted to get therapy but with kids, the house, and work, there didn't seem to be time for me. Now I'm retired, the kids have families of their own, and I live in a small apartment. I had no more excuses.

A friend of mine told me about Family Plus and an appointment was set. When I went to my first session the counsellor was good but wasn't the right fit for me. Which sometimes happens. I called and explained the situation and they were very understanding and referred me to a counsellor. Wow what a difference. I told the counsellor about all my issues and there were a lot of them. I told her about the problems that were interfering in my life and we started working on them. I learned new ways to deal with them and it has had a wonderful impact on me. During my last session my counsellor asked me how I was doing and I was able to say I was happy. Then I started to cry, I had never honestly been able to say that I was happy before and really mean it. It has been an emotional journey but has been well worth it for the calm, peaceful happiness I feel. I know there is more I need to work on and I'm so glad that Family Plus will be there to help me deal and cope with my life. So a big thank you to Family Plus and especially my counsellor.”

— Family Plus client