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DevanCecilia Counselling

Counselling services provided in Chilliwack or online. Specialities: grief & loss, caregiver burnout Located in the medical building above Lock's Pharmacy.

Counselling services in Chilliwack and online through video and instant chat. Elevator accessible. Specialties include grief & loss, death and dying, caregiver burnout/support, dementia/Alzheimer's support, life transitions, retirement support, depression and anxiety.

04/13/2026

Did you see?!

Devan's books are back to welcoming new clients and Lyndsay's are filling quickly!

Thank you so much to all who have waited and supported us in this transition of welcoming Lyndsay and navigating the closure of Devan's bookings temporarily.

We are beyond thrilled to be both welcoming new clients who are interested in working with us.

For those interested or considering, Devan and Lyndsay both have a passion for working with:
Grief and loss
Anxiety
Stress and overwhelm
Life Transitionsand Changes
Trauma
Neurodivergence-informed therapy
Mental health

Lyndsay has additional specialties focusing on:
Women's issues
Hormone changes and transitions
Low self-esteem

Devan has additional specialties focusing on:
Burnout
Caregiving
Ageing

If you are considering counselling, and either of us feels like a helpful fit, we would love to connect!

Feel free to fill out the website contact form to schedule a free 15 minute phone consultation, or book right in for a session date and time that works best for you. Our schedules are currently open for bookings until the end of August 2025 for in person and online therapy.

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03/02/2026

Meditation, mindfulness, focusing, grounding, and somatic practices are various ways to describe intentional thinking and body practices to support yourself with reducing stress and cortisol, experience being in the present moment safely, regulated your nervous system, and develop and grow your emotional regulation capacities.

You can do them formally, like in a soundbath or meditation retreat, but you don't need to.

To bring safe, present, intentional, non-judgemental, emotionally regulated experiences into your life, it starts with just one breath, or one moment of noticing.

You can do this while brushing your teeth, walking, breathing, sitting, reading, eating, drinking, moving.

Notice your breath as it moves in and out.
Notice something you see, touch, or hear.
Take a moment to notice different parts of your body for a few seconds at a time.
Listen to a guided practice recording.

Taking intentional pause in your days for even one minute can create huge neauroplastic development and cognitive support, as well as emotional, physical, and behavioural experiences, over time.

Simple practices are a regular part of therapy work here at DevanCecilia Counselling to help you create capacities and skills you feel confident and capable of using to support yourself with at any moment needed outside of our counselling sessions.

If you'd like to learn more, or to develop your skills and confidence with these practices, contact us today at www.DevanCeciliaCounselling.com or book in directly with one of our counsellors at www.devanceciliacounselling.janeapp.com

02/18/2026

Booking in with us is easy 👌

New clients can book directly online with Lyndsay, for appointment options as early as this week!🥳

Existing clients can rebook with Devan and Lyndsay through the booking link when it works best for you to check your schedules. 👌

Looking to determine if Lyndsay or Devan are a good fit? Fill in our contact form and we will connect back with you to schedule a free 15 minute phone consult!♥️

A short waitlist is available for folks looking to work with Devan 😊

Lyndsay and I are so thrilled to see you and work with you!

Www.devanceciliacounselling.com

02/12/2026

It's ok to not feel ok.

Especially after the devastating and traumatic events that happened in Tumble Ridge BC earlier this week, on top of the ongoing political climate of the world right now.

It's ok to feel afraid.
It's ok to feel uncertain.
It's ok to feel a lack of, or change in your sense of safety.

If you are feeling unsettled, shaken, anxious, overwhelmed, or afraid, you are not alone.

If you can, find a place, space, and people who can support you and your needs. That may mean a friend, colleague, family member, community space, therapy, or online group.

World events impact everyone, and you do not need to feel alone with them❤️

If we can support with connecting with one of our team members, or support you with accessing resources, please do not hesitate to reach out ♥️

02/03/2026

Such excited news!!!!

The lovely Lyndsay Rao has joined DevanCecilia Counselling to provide counselling services and we are THRILLED!!!!

Lyndsay is passionate with supporting adults who are navigating trauma and recovery, grief, life transitions, personal growth, and questions around identity and neurodivergence, including late diagnosis.

Lyndsay practices from a lens of Internal Family Systems (IFS), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), somatic and body-based approaches, relational therapies, and self-compassion–informed practices.

She is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with a Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Sociology. She brings over 15 years of experience in the mental health field, including extensive work in non-profit and community-based settings supporting individuals with complex mental health challenges, trauma histories, and experiences of marginalization. She has been practicing as an RCC since January 2024 and currently working with adults.

Lyndsay brings a calm, supportive presence. Her work is also informed by her own lived experience with mental health, including navigating a late ADHD diagnosis, which has deepened her understanding of how important it is to feel truly seen and understood in therapy.

Lyndsay is currently accepting new clients and has immediate availability.

Book with Lyndsay directly or complete the contact form to connect for a free 15 minute phone consultation at www.DevanCeciliaCounselling.com

01/12/2026

Welcome to 2026!

Already booming with booked counselling services - Thank you!

Some changes that have occurred due to the volume of booked appointments and active clients:

1. Online booking has been paused for the moment. This is to ensure existing clients are able to access services.

For existing active clients to book their next appointment, please go to the online booking link: https://devanceciliacounselling.janeapp.com/ and login with your email and password. You will be able to book or edit any future appointments.

2. For any folks interested in becoming clients, we have started a waitlist - where you will be contacted when space becomes available. Please fill out the contact form, call, or email to put yourself on the waitlist. Www.devanceciliacounselling.com/contact

3. Offering referrals : we never want you to feel like you've hit a dead end by looking for services with DevanCecilia Counselling when immediate services are not available. With everyone who contacts us for services while spaces are not available, whether you join the waitlist or now, suggested referrals are offered based on your referral topics, preferred location of services, and to clinicians who are currently accepting new clients - so you don't have to keep searching or waiting.

Thank you so very much to all who are considering, have, and are participating in services with DevanCecilia Counselling. Your support and trust means so very much!

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out!

Chilliwack Counselling
Counsellor
Grief and Loss Counselling

01/05/2026

Read that as many times as you need to remember that this is not the same, it is familiar...

And you are different now. You know more about this than the past version of you did, ans therefore you are more prepared and able to navigate this similar experience this time❤️

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11/24/2025

The end of the year is fast approaching and available sessions are significantly limited at this time.

But that doesn't mean you are without options!

DevanCecilia Counselling offers 6 mini crash courses in various mental health topics to support you with skills to help you get through the days - from the comfort of where ever you need to learn them.

Whether it's stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, or just a desire to be more mindful, there are options available!

Learn my favourite skills in minutes with these courses and save yourself a handful of counselling sessions trying to learn them, at a SIGNIFICANT fraction of the cost of one counselling session.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out,or share with someone who needs this.

I wish you happy learning and quick relief

Direct link in comments, or access through website in bio

11/04/2025

Words will never be able to describe the feeling that comes from witnessing, listening, and holding space for the pain clients hold that has never been said outloud ❤️

Poetry might come close though 😉

10/23/2025

Living the best life doing, the job my high-school self always hoped of being 🥰

And I wouldn't want it any other way ❤️

10/06/2025

Have you ever used AI for things that would typically be discussed in a counselling session?

Things like...
❔️how to deal with difficult people in your life?
❔️how to manage your anxiety?
❔️how to decrease your stress?
❔️how to navigate a relationship with someone?
❔️...?

I'm hearing more and more about people using AI to help them with their mental and emotional distress because it can be free, it's immediate, and it provides answers a stressed out, anxious, overloaded brain wants to feel some sense of control and ease to navigate the current experience immediately.

And I love that people are using tools they can get to support their needs and continue to move forward with their day.

I'm concerned, however, about the limitations and risks of using AI for psychological and relational needs when taking them as fact and trusted direction.

AI can only provide the answers to the questions asked, with the context received, and the direction the question asks it to go.

It does not have critical thinking skills
It does not challenge the requests made of it
It does not provide information from sited sources when none are available, leading to false answers that are shared to fill the spaces between the question asked and the answers needed.
It also does not have the capabilities to know when to conduct mental health risk assessments to ensure someone's safety.

I offer this information to help inform of the risks of using AI in replacement of therapy or counselling services for topics and needs outside of the capacities of the technology at this time.

Not to mention that the more we use it, the less critical thinking skills we have to support ourselves in future needs, but that's a whole other conversation 🙈

What are your thoughts?
What you think about using AI for therapeutic needs?
And if you've used them for it yourself, I'd love to hear how it was helpful and where it missed the mark for you.

10/03/2025

Just because you are capable of doing something (or all of the things) doesn't mean that you also have the capacity to.

Capacity is the maximum amount of space you can contain and produce.

So while you have MANY capabilities, no one one earth has the capacity to do it all, all at the same time.

Cooking, cleaning, shopping, prepping, planning, working, supporting, enjoying, creating, playing, exploring, growing, learning, teaching, sharing, holding, navigating, making, feeling...

We all have limits and cannot do it all or alone.

So if you're feeling maxed out, at (or over) your limit, know that it is perfectly OK (and encouraged) to see what can shift, what can give, what can wait, until there is more capacity for it.

You might not like it, and that's OK.

The only rule here is that you can't put yourself to the side to wait, because without taking care of you, there is no capacity or capability to do anything else ❤️

Save this if you need this reminder down the road, or share it with someone you care about who might need this ❤️

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212/9181 Main Street
Chilliwack, BC
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Tuesday	4pm - 6pm
Thursday	4pm - 6pm

Telephone

+17789085317

Website

http://www.devanceciliacounselling.com/

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