About Rising Tides
A Community Built Around Healing
Rising Tides Counselling was founded in 2018 with a vision of creating more than just a counselling practice, it was created to be a safe and supportive space where healing could happen through connection, compassion, and community.
Originally located in Grand Bay-Westfield, New Brunswick, Rising Tides began as a small counselling practice rooted in trauma-informed care. As the practice grew, so did the vision. In 2020, we expanded into Rising Tides Healing Centre, bringing together therapists and wellness professionals who shared a common belief: healing happens best when people feel supported, understood, and cared for as a whole person.
The name Rising Tides was inspired by the nearby Bay of Fundy and the steady rhythm of the tides themselves. Healing is rarely rushed. Like the tide, it often happens gradually: with movement, patience and support.
In 2023, Rising Tides Counselling relocated to Saint John as part of a continued season of growth and collaboration within the healthcare community. While our spaces and partnerships have evolved over the years, our commitment has remained the same: to provide compassionate, trauma-informed care in an environment where people feel safe, supported, and genuinely welcomed.
Today, our team of therapists are passionate about helping individuals, couples, and families navigate trauma, life challenges, and emotional healing. We believe healing is possible, and we are honoured to walk alongside our clients with warmth, care, and compassion through every stage of their journey.
Whether you are reaching out for the first time or continuing your healing journey, we want you to know you are welcome here.
Our goal has never been simply to provide therapy. It has always been to build a community where people feel supported, understood, and empowered to heal.
What Makes Rising Tides Different?
When people begin therapy, they’re often looking for more than someone to listen. They’re looking for someone who understands their unique experiences and can help them move forward with confidence. At Rising Tides, we’ve built our practice around the belief that it takes a team.
While every client works with one primary therapist, no one practises in isolation. Our therapists collaborate, consult, and continue learning together so that clients benefit from the collective knowledge and experience of our team.
We believe healing happens through evidence-informed care, genuine human connection, and a commitment to lifelong learning. That’s why we invest in advanced trauma training, clinical consultation, student mentorship, and creating resources that support mental health far beyond the therapy room. Our goal isn’t simply to provide counselling. It’s to build a community where clients, therapists, and our partners can continue to grow together.
More Than A Counselling Clinic
At Rising Tides, we believe everyone deserves access to trusted mental health information and compassionate support. For some, that begins by listening to a podcast or reading an article. For others, it means attending a workshop, participating in a group program, or meeting individually with a therapist. Whatever your starting point, our commitment is to make evidence-informed mental health care more accessible to our community. Through collaborative practice, advanced trauma training, mentorship, and strong community partnerships, we’re building more than a counselling clinic – we’re creating a place where people can learn, heal, and grow together.
Supporting Our Community
Whether you’re looking for a therapist, exploring our Mental Health Library, or simply trying to better understand your own mental health, we’re glad you’re here and hope you will find our resources helpful in your healing journey.
Get to know our therapists, their areas of expertise, therapeutic approaches, and what makes each member of our team unique.
Discover the different ways we provide support, including individual counselling, couples therapy, workplace services, group programs, consultations, and educational workshops.
Evidence-informed articles on anxiety, trauma, relationships, grief, parenting and more.