The Red Spruce Story
Created to fill the gap in unmet community health needs and to provide a place for the counsellors of tomorrow to gain experience, Red Spruce Mental Health Centre supports both of these endeavours and more.
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Our Services
Red Spruce Mental Health Centre offers free individual and group counselling services. To learn more about our services, please click on one of the links below.

Our Team is Your Team
The Red Spruce team consists of graduate counselling interns, the Centre's Coordinator, and counsellor educators. Each graduate intern brings a wealth of expertise, unique perspective, and experience to their work. Our Coordinator will chat with you to find a good fit between your needs and goals and the counsellor you’re paired with.
Meet the TeamLatest News from Red Spruce

New mental health centre operated by Acadia counselling students to help rural populations
A new mental health centre operated by Acadia University counselling students has opened to the public with the goal of providing free and equitable access to underserved communities in the Annapolis Valley
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Bridging the Mental Health Gap in Rural Nova Scotia
Red Spruce Mental Health Centre, an integral component of Acadia University's Master of Education (MEd) Counselling Program, is proud to announce the opening of its doors.
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A central value of Red Spruce Mental Health Centre is the accessibility of counselling services for individuals who otherwise would not have access. As part of this value, Red Spruce partners with community organizations already providing health and wellness-related services to clients from underserved groups that would like to augment these services with free counselling.
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