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Psychotherapy & Yoga Therapy in Sackville, NB


Sarah Elizabeth Smith offers both yoga therapy and psychodynamic psychotherapy at two locations in Sackville, NB.  Sessions at the Atlantic Yoga Therapy studio are tailored for individuals who are interested in working with embodiment and movement through either traditional yoga or trauma-informed body-based therapy.  At Bloom House Counselling, owned by couples & marriage therapist Krista Steeves, Sarah offers psychodynamic psychotherapy for individuals who want to work in a more traditional "talk therapy" relationship. Please see below for detailed descriptions of these approaches and get in touch for scheduling and booking.  

Sarah Elizabeth Smith

MA     CCC     LCT-C    TCTSY-F



I am a certified counsellor (CCC) with the Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) and a licensed clinical therapist candidate (LCT-C) with the College of Counselling Therapists of New Brunswick (CCTNB). I have a Masters in Counselling Psychology and I am a registered trauma-sensitive yoga facilitator (TCTSY-F) with The Centre for Trauma and Embodiment. I have been a student of Ashtanga yoga for nearly two decades and have over 13 years of experience teaching and facilitating yoga for mental health in schools and in private practice. I currently work with youth, adolescents, and adults who come to therapy for a wide variety of reasons including anxiety & depression, issues with addiction and in relationships, and traumatic stress. I am completing graduate studies in Jungian Psychology at the C. G. Jung institute of New England and I am involved in continuing education through the Houston Psychoanalytic Society in Houston, Texas. I am interested in personality development, defense mechanisms, attachment, and working with creativity, embodiment, imagination & spirituality in therapy. I offer psychodynamic psychotherapy at Bloom House Counselling, a private mental health therapy clinic in Sackville, NB, and I offer yoga therapy at Atlantic Yoga Therapy, a small studio space, in Sackville, NB. I also work with youth and young adults in a community clinic setting in Moncton NB. I am very fortunate to practice under the guidance of two clinical supervisors and alongside excellent mentors and colleagues. 

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Psychotherapy @ Bloom House

Psychodynamic therapy is a form of depth psychology. We work with insight or bringing unconscious patterns into consciousness so they may be seen and integrated. Therapy includes work with thoughts, beliefs, feelings & emotions, past experiences, family & ancestry, and an individual's personality, defensive or protective patterns, expectations, wishes, and desires. Interest and ability to commit to longer-term therapy is beneficial because the relationship between the therapist and client is central to this type of work. Depth work can be useful during developmental stages, life transitions, times of "identity crisis", or periods of loss and grief. The psychodynamic approach is an evidence-based approach and can be useful for clients with depression, anxiety, addiction, eating disorders, and issues that include a combination of symptoms. This type of therapy focusses on the meaning underlying symptoms as opposed to pathology, respecting individual differences while supporting clients to access deeper layers of meaning and connect to shared human experience. We may also work with art, drawing, writing, dream-analysis and other forms of creativity and symbol-making during therapy sessions,  depending on the individual client and what is needed.

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Yoga Therapy

Yoga therapy can encompass many traditional and modern approaches to supporting an individual to connect mind & body and to work through layers of difficulty or tension. Trauma-sensitive yoga therapy is primarily a "bottom-up" approach because it involves less dialogue between therapist and client. Where accessing language and being present with inner experience may be difficult or painful, this type of therapeutic practice focuses on helping the mind to enter into the environment of the body and to allow the body to speak. Trauma-Centre Trauma Sensitive Yoga in particular is an evidence-based approach to treating post-traumatic stress disorder and this approach can be beneficial for individuals with significant trauma, for those who feel disconnected from the realm of the body, and for those who carry shame or have a difficult relationship with the body. The style of movement during sessions will depend on the individual's needs and can include small, subtle movements, rhythmic movements, or yoga postures. There might be a lot of movement or a lot of stillness. There can also be some reflection or processing through talking, drawing, or writing during the session. Yoga therapy can support an individual to regain agency, experience and strengthen inner and outer boundaries, and to re-establish a relationship to internal sensations, instincts, and needs.   

Individual Session Pricing

 



Individual 60-minute psychotherapy session
@ Bloom House Counselling
$150 
Individual 75-minute yoga therapy session
@ Atlantic Yoga Therapy
Sliding Scale 
$85 - $120 


First sessions are always treated as an intake

session so both therapist and client can get to 

know one another and discern whether working 

together therapeutically will be a good fit.


Please get in touch by e-mail or phone to inquire

about scheduling and booking