Russell Stagg, MA, MC, LCT,RP

Trauma therapy

I've counselled survivors of trauma, PTSD, sexual abuse, and sexual assault for more than ten years. My articles on trauma have appeared in major psychology journals, and I was the chaplain for the Emergency, Intensive Care, and Burn Units at a major hospital. I've been cited almost 4,000 times in academic papers.

You can't heal past trauma on your own: You need help, and that's where I come in.

Please know I only counsel people online. If you prefer in-person appointments, that's great, but I can't help you.

The most frequent question I get is whether I do EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprogramming). It's trendy, it's widely used, and it is not among the treatments strongly recommended by the American Psychological Association. I follow APA recommendations, using techniques based on cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT). Yes, it's time-consuming, but it can be astonishingly effective. If you're looking for a "fast-food" solution to PTSD, there isn't one.

I am in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, counselling people in Canada (except Quebec), the UK, and Australia. (Photo courtesy Norm Wolf, Chinook Photography.)