Ciarán Mc Donagh, MPCC, RCC-ACS

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Ciarán Mc Donagh, MPCC, RCC-ACS, is a psychotherapist, Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC-ASC), and clinical supervisor with more than 25 years of experience in counselling and addiction services. He uses a humanistic, integrative approach tailored to each client’s needs during their stay at the ranch.

His work centers on creating a safe, welcoming, and confidential space where clients can explore their experiences, gain insight, and move toward meaningful change. He draws on a range of therapeutic approaches to support healing, personal growth, and recovery.

Ciarán believes each person is the expert in their own life and works alongside clients as they build clarity, resilience, and a stronger sense of personal freedom.

He looks forward to meeting you at The Ranch.

Greetings, my name is Richard.

I have been clean and an active part of the local recovery community for a few years now. 

My drug use spanned many years and included most all of the associated consequences of addiction. Through a power greater than myself I was able to find recovery and a new way of life.

I am grateful to be given the opportunity to share that new way of life at my job at Red Road Recovery. 

There is nothing more rewarding than affecting change in another addict and watching addicted people discover freedom for the first time in their lives.

 Steve Braun, RTC, CCRC, is a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor and Certified Recovery Coach who has been a part of the Red Road Ranch team from day one.

Guiding people in transforming their lives and breaking free from the grips of addiction is Steve's greatest passion. With 18 years of personal sobriety and over a decade working in the field of mental health and addiction, he has helped hundreds of individuals at various stages of change and recovery.

Steve is honoured to bring his passion and experience to the Red Road Ranch, where he aims to instigate change using a trauma-informed, solution-focused, therapeutic approach. In extending the continuum of care both prior to and post-treatment, he will be providing virtual 1-1 counselling sessions for Red Road, as well as facilitating aftercare support services.

With any free time between his private practice and the Ranch, Steve loves being outdoors fly-fishing and camping with his partner.

Laura Allen is a Certified Life Coach, Wellness Counselor, and Professional Counselor with over five years of experience working in residential addiction treatment. She specializes in addiction recovery, grief and loss, codependency, self-worth, and emotional wellness. Laura utilizes a trauma-informed approach that integrates Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to help clients build resilience and create meaningful change.

Drawing from both professional training and lived experience, Laura is passionate about supporting individuals as they navigate recovery, heal from past wounds, and reconnect with their authentic selves. In addition to individual counselling, she facilitates therapeutic groups, develops recovery-focused educational programs, and incorporates experiential approaches into her work. Laura is currently working toward her accreditation with the Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists of Canada (ACCT).