As a psychotherapist specializing in trauma care here in New Brunswick, I’ve seen firsthand how deeply accessibility shapes the quality of mental health support people receive. Accessibility isn’t just a convenience—it is the bottleneck on which all quality health care rests. When access is blocked or delayed, even the most skilled clinical interventions can fall short of reaching those who need them most.
I believe that every person, regardless of their financial situation, deserves timely, compassionate, and effective mental health support. No one should have to choose between paying for groceries and healing from trauma. Yet, for many individuals and families in our part of the province, that is exactly the kind of impossible choice they face each day. Financial barriers too often stand between someone in distress and the care that could change, or even save, their life.
That’s why this campaign matters so deeply to me and to our community. Our goal is straightforward but powerful: to remove the financial obstacles to trauma-informed psychotherapy for those who are struggling to afford it. By reducing or eliminating out-of-pocket costs for sessions, we’re playing a part in opening the door to healing for people who might otherwise suffer in silence. In doing so, we’re not just offering therapy, we’re affirming that mental health care is a right, not a privilege, and that no one in our region should be left behind because of their income.
Campaigns like these are tangible ways in which we can support our fellow New-Brunswickers.
