Trauma, ADHD, and burnout counselling in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
The Birches Collective Wellness is a counselling practice in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. I’m Jessica, a former paramedic, and I offer trauma therapy (including Narrative Exposure Therapy and Accelerated Resolution Therapy), strengths-based ADHD counselling, and burnout counselling for adults 19 and older. Many of the people I work with are first responders, military members, veterans, and healthcare workers. Sessions are in person on Fredericton’s northside or by secure video [across New Brunswick and in the provinces and territories where I’m able to practise]. I am a Licensed Counselling Therapist - Candidate and Canadian Certified Counsellor, practising under the clinical supervision of Monica Smyth, MA, LCT, CCC.
Through the Thicket, and into the clearing
You’ve made it through the woods this far. Let’s find the path forward, together.
Trauma, burnout, or living with a neurodivergent mind in a world that wasn’t built for it can take everything you have. If you’re tired, that makes sense.
The ways you’ve learned to cope with stress are not signs that something is wrong with you. They are how you survived. They represent brilliant, adaptive armour that shows your natural resilience. Here, you never have to hide the messy parts. We’ll go at your pace, using evidence-based therapies to help you make peace with the past and work towards feeling steadier day to day.
Who I work with
You show up for everyone else. This is a place where someone shows up for you.
I work with any adult carrying the heavy weight of trauma, burnout, or neurodivergence. My practice also holds a dedicated focus for first responders, military members, veterans, and healthcare workers. I was a Primary Care Paramedic for over six years, so if you come from that world, you won’t have to explain the job, the shift work, or the dark humour.
The three trails
The Clearing:
counselling for stress and burnout
Talk therapy for when stress, burnout or a hard season has worn you thin. We’ll build simple tools to settle your body and mind, and make room for whatever life is handing you right now.
The Wayfinder:
strengths-based ADHD counselling
Practical, strengths-based counselling for adults with ADHD, including people who are gifted and have ADHD (twice-exceptional, or 2e). We’ll learn how your brain works best and build routines that work with it, not against it. No formal diagnosis needed.
The Deep
Woods: trauma therapy with NET and ART
Structured, well-researched trauma therapies including Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), that help painful memories lose their grip. We start by helping you feel steady, and we never move faster than you’re ready for.
Who I see
I see adults 19 and older for one-on-one counselling, in person on Fredericton’s northside and by secure video [across New Brunswick and in the provinces and territories where I am able to practise]. I don’t offer couples or family counselling, although a partner may occasionally join a session to learn how they can support your own healing.