Russell Stagg

RUSSELL STAGG has been counseling in Canada since 2013, with psychotherapy licenses in New Brunswick, British Columbia, and Ontario. Before entering private practice, he was the resident chaplain for the emergency, intensive care, and burn units at Calgary Foothills Hospital; the Jewish chaplain at the University of Calgary; and a chaplain intern at Peter Lougheed Hospital in Calgary. His articles on trauma recovery have appeared in major psychology journals, including an invited article for...See more

RUSSELL STAGG has been counseling in Canada since 2013, with psychotherapy licenses in New Brunswick, British Columbia, and Ontario. Before entering private practice, he was the resident chaplain for the emergency, intensive care, and burn units at Calgary Foothills Hospital; the Jewish chaplain at the University of Calgary; and a chaplain intern at Peter Lougheed Hospital in Calgary. His articles on trauma recovery have appeared in major psychology journals, including an invited article for the prestigious journal Self & Society. His research in various fields has been cited almost 3,000 times in academic publications. His knowledge of child sexual abuse and addictions comes from his training, his clients-and his personal experience. Russell lives in Saint John, New Brunswick, with his wife, Lynn, and their cat, Gracie. See less