What areas do you support?
Women’s Mental Health Support
I offer gentle and compassionate therapy for the many layers of womanhood. Each layer can carry a unique kind of pain- one that is often invisible, complicated, and hard to hold. 
The specific areas within women’s mental health I support are:
- Termination
- Medical Trauma
- Pregnancy Loss
- Birth Trauma
- Maternal Load - PMS, PME, & PMDD Support - Anxiety, Depression and Emotional regulation during hormonal shifts and life transitions
- Death & Non-Death Related Loss -Self-Identity Exploration - Chronic Stress - Burnout - Relationship Struggles -Parenting Challenges
Whether your pain is clear or harder to name, the ache of it is real, and it can leave you feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, and isolated. Please know, you do not have to move through it alone. I would be honoured to walk alongside you during your most tender times.
What types of therapy are offered?
Every woman is unique, and so too is her path to healing and growth. This is why I pull in a number of different therapies into session, to best meet the needs of each individual client. The specific therapy modalities I lean into most, are listed below. 
Accelerated Resolution Therapy
Accelerated Resolution Therapy® (ART) is a brief, structured form of psychotherapy that helps reduce distress tied to difficult experiences or memories. Using guided eye movements and visualization techniques, ART helps your brain reprocess troubling images, sensations, and emotions so they no longer cause the same level of distress. *In-Person Only 
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT)
EFIT helps you gently understand your emotional world and the patterns shaped by your relationships, so you can feel more secure, connected, and at ease with yourself.
Somatic Psychotherapy
Somatic therapy supports healing by listening to the body, helping release stored stress and restore a sense of safety, calm, and connection
Psycho-Education
Psycho-Education offers gentle insight into the psychology of well-being, helping you understand what supports balance, resilience, and emotional health.
Where are you located?
With today's busy world, I strive to help clients easily fit counselling into their days. This is why Flora Counselling Therapy is mostly a dedicated virtual practice where online counselling sessions are offered through a secure, Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) approved electronic platform. This means that by eliminating travel costs, time, and stress, your sessions at Flora are located wherever they are most convenient and comfortable for you.*In-Person Sessions are available for Accelerated Resolution Therapy Sessions. Please contact for availability.
Jennifer Shadbolt
Counselling Therapist, MSc., MEd., RCT-C
Counselling Therapy Philosophy
Although growth is a life-long process, healing shouldn’t be. This is why I am trained in specific therapies that offer rapid healing opportunities, so you can focus growth and living a life that brings you more moments of calm, joy, and peace.Qualifications:
Registered Counselling Therapist (Candidate, RCT-C) Nova Scotia College of Counselling Therapists License #RCT-C24-112
Professional Member: Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association
Professional Member: The International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy
Professional Member: International Society of Accelerated Resolution Therapy
M.Sc. (Dalhousie University)
IPHE Inter-Professional Health Certificate (Dalhousie University)
M.Ed. (Acadia University)
B.Ed. (Acadia University)
B.A. (Saint Mary’s University)
What additional psychotherapy training have you completed?
Continued training is a way to offer clients the highest standard of care. Listed below are of some of the most recently completed advanced trainings that will support our work together: Accelerated Resolution Therapy®Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy Training: Essentials (levels 1 & 2) in Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT)Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) for GriefTransforming Trauma with Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT)Relationship Counselling Training:The Gottman MethodEFT AIRM (Attachment Injury Repair Model) Training.
What are the fees?
Counselling Therapy is a tax-free service, covered by many insurance companies. If you would like to use insurance, please check with your provider(s) about your specific plan’s coverage.
Payment can be made via Credit Card. Flora Counselling Therapy provides detailed receipts for reimbursement after each session. (5-10 minute) Consultation Call~ Complimentary
Connecting with a therapist who you can build a strong, trusting relationship with, is an absolute must for therapeutic progress. This complimentary call, is for you to have your questions answered and for us to see if we might be a good fit for each other moving forward.
(75minute) Assessment Session. $180
This first session is both an information gathering session as well as a get to know each other session. Together we explore your world, what’s brought you to reach out, and discuss a plan for moving forward.
(50 minute) Individual Session $160
These sessions are centred on working toward your therapeutic hopes for healing and growth. They are always led by what is most pressing, relevant, and important for you in that moment.
(90 minute) Accelerated Resolution Therapy® Session $210
Accelerated Resolution Therapy® (ART) is a brief, structured form of psychotherapy that helps reduce distress tied to difficult experiences or memories. Using guided eye movements and visualization techniques, ART helps your brain reprocess troubling images, sensations, and emotions so they no longer cause the same level of distress. *In-Person Only Let’s Connect…
Whether you're looking to navigate life's challenges, deepen your connections, or simply find a space to share your thoughts…let’s nurture your journey towards healing and growth together.
From my heart to yours,
Jennifer
admin@floracounselling.com
(902) 809-2216
Please note that as a private clinic, Flora Counselling Therapy is unable to handle emergency situations. If you are in crisis, please reach out to any of the resources listed below:
Suicide Crisis Help Line: Text 9-8-8
Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868 Text 686868
The Mental Health Mobile Crisis Team at 1-888-429-8167
The Canada Suicide Prevention Service 1-833-456-4566
Trans Life Line Canada 1-877-330-6366
Call 911 or proceed to your nearest emergency department.
More Info
As a Registered Counselling Therapist Candidate based in Nova Scotia, my licensing regulatory body is The Nova Scotia College of Counselling Therapists (NSCCT). As practitioner of a regulated profession, I abide by a professional code of ethics and standards of practice outlined by both the above mentioned public interest regulatory body; as well as, our national professional association, The Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association (CCPA).
Please find provided links to access the CCPA Code of Ethics and CCPA Standards of Practice; as well as, a link to NSCCT’s process for filing a complaint. In Nova Scotia, you can contact the Nova Scotia College of Counselling Therapists to file a complaint regarding a therapist (RCT/RCT-C). You may also contact the Therapist’s Supervisor. The Supervisor for Jennifer Shadbolt is Dr. Kelly Brenton, RCT#: RCT-24-050 Email: kelly.brenton@acadiau.ca. Additionally, below is the contact information for NSCCT:
registrar@nscct.ca
902-225-7531
Sexual Misconduct Reporting Line: 902-579-8119