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Gentle, evidence‑informed support for New Brunswickers navigating today’s most pressing mental health challenges

Across New Brunswick, more and more people are living with anxiety, depression, substance‑related stress, and the heavy weight of loneliness. These experiences can leave anyone feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure where to turn next.



🌿 Top Three Mental Health Issues in New Brunswick Today


1. Anxiety & Mood Disorders

  • New Brunswick has higher 12‑month prevalence rates of mood and anxiety disorders (14.5%) compared to the Canadian average (10.6%) (CMHA).

  • Youth also show elevated symptoms of depression and anxiety, according to provincial reports (GNB).

  • These conditions are closely tied to stress, economic pressures, and limited access to timely care.


2. Substance Use–Related Mental Health Challenges

  • Lifetime prevalence of substance use disorders is 27.9%, significantly higher than the national rate of 20.7% (CMHA).

  • Alcohol‑related hospitalizations and opioid‑related harms remain major concerns, even though NB’s opioid toxicity death rate is lower than the national average (CMHA).

  • Provincial reports highlight the strong link between mental health and substance use, noting that many New Brunswickers experience both simultaneously (GNB).


3. Stress, Loneliness & Poor Perceived Mental Health

  • 27.9% of New Brunswickers report their mental health as poor or fair, slightly above the national average (CMHA).

  • Youth report high levels of stress, loneliness, and belonging challenges, which are strong predictors of later mental health concerns (GNB).

  • Social determinants—housing, poverty, and employment barriers—continue to shape these experiences.


🧭 Why These Issues Are Especially Pressing in New Brunswick


  • The province has the fewest psychiatrists per capita in Canada (6.6 per 100,000), creating long wait times and limited access to specialized care (CMHA).

  • System‑wide pressures in psychiatric facilities—including staffing shortages and challenges with patient reintegration—have been formally identified by the Ombud (OmbudNB).

  • Rurality (nearly half the population) adds barriers to consistent, accessible mental health support.


Heart and Soul Counselling Therapy offers a grounded, compassionate space where you don’t have to carry these struggles alone.

🌼 Support for Anxiety & Mood Challenges


When your mind feels crowded, restless, or weighed down, therapy becomes a place to breathe again. At Heart and Soul Counselling Therapy, clients receive:

  • Practical, evidence‑based tools to calm the nervous system

  • Gentle strategies to reduce overwhelm and rebuild emotional steadiness

  • A therapeutic relationship rooted in safety, clarity, and genuine care


You’re met with warmth, not pressure — and supported in reconnecting with your own inner steadiness.


🌱 Support for Substance‑Related Stress


Substance use concerns often grow quietly out of stress, pain, or disconnection. Here, you’re offered:

  • Non‑judgmental, trauma‑aware support

  • Space to explore the “why” beneath the behaviour

  • Strategies to strengthen coping, resilience, and self‑trust


You’re never reduced to a label. You’re seen as a whole person with a story that matters.


🌙 Support for Stress, Loneliness & Emotional Exhaustion


Many New Brunswickers are feeling stretched thin — caring for others, navigating uncertainty, or simply trying to keep up. Heart and Soul Counselling Therapy helps you:

  • Rebuild a sense of belonging within yourself

  • Create boundaries that honour your energy

  • Develop rituals and practices that restore calm and connection


This is a space where your nervous system can finally exhale.


💛 Why Heart and Soul Counselling Therapy


Because healing is not just about strategies — it’s about being met with presence. Clients describe the experience as:

  • Warm, grounded, and deeply human

  • A place where they feel understood, not judged

  • A space that blends clinical skill with genuine compassion


Therapy becomes a partnership — one that honours your pace, your story, and your capacity to heal.


🌤️ You don’t have to navigate this alone


Whether you’re facing anxiety, depression, substance‑related challenges, or the quiet ache of loneliness, support is available. Heart and Soul Counselling Therapy offers a gentle, steady place to land — and a path forward that feels doable, grounded, and uniquely yours.


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