Russell Stagg

Men and women carrying the weight of sexual trauma, abuse, or PTSD are the people Russell Stagg built his practice around. A Registered Psychotherapist based in Saint John, New Brunswick, he works specifically with survivors of sexual assault, molestation, and abuse, as well as those living with trauma responses that have gone unaddressed for years.

Stagg’s clinical grounding runs deep. His research on trauma has been cited extensively in academic literature, his writing has appeared in major psychology journals, and he served as chaplain across the Emergency, Intensive Care, and Burn Units at a major hospital — experience that shaped a practice attuned to people at their most vulnerable. He works from a cognitive-behavioural framework, following evidence-based recommendations from the American Psychological Association, and is candid that this approach takes real time and sustained effort. There is no quick fix for trauma, and he does not offer one.

All sessions are conducted online, with clients across Canada (excluding Quebec), the United Kingdom, and Australia welcome to reach out. For those ready to do the work, Stagg offers something steady: a rigorous, research-informed path through some of the hardest experiences a person can carry.