Counselling for Individuals in Chilliwack, BC

Support That Meets

You Where You Are

You don’t need to have everything figured out before reaching out.

Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, anxious, or just not like yourself lately — we’re here to help you make sense of it and move forward.

At Inner Balance Solutions, we provide a safe, supportive space where you can talk openly, feel understood, and begin creating real, lasting change.

Start by simple talking to someone today.

Healing is possible.

Whatever You're Facing,

You're Not Alone

Life doesn’t come with a manual. And sometimes, things build up quietly until they feel like too much. You might be dealing with:

  • Anxiety, stress, or burnout
  • Depression or low motivation
  • Trauma or past experiences that still affect you
  • Relationship struggles
  • Grief or loss
  • Anger or emotional overwhelm
  • Negative self-talk or low self-worth
  • Feeling stuck, lost, or unsure of your next step
  • Anxiety, stress, or burnout
  • Depression or low motivation
  • Trauma or past experiences that still affect you
  • Relationship struggles
  • Grief or loss
  • Anger or emotional overwhelm
  • Negative self-talk or low self-worth
  • Feeling stuck, lost, or unsure of your next step

You don’t need a perfect explanation for how you feel.
If something feels off — that’s enough.

Therapy That’s

Built Around You

There is no “one-size-fits-all” approach to therapy.

That’s why we take the time to understand you, and match you with the right therapist, approach, and pace for your needs.

Our goal is simple:

  • Help you feel heard
  • Help you understand what’s going on beneath the surface
  • Help you build tools that actually work in your life
Specialized Options

EMDR Therapy

Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing is an evidence-based therapy designed to help people process distressing memories and critical incidents. It works by supporting the brain’s natural ability to integrate and process difficult experiences.

For first responders, EMDR can help process events such as:

• difficult calls
• traumatic incidents
• cumulative exposure to stress
• memories that continue to surface long after the event

This approach allows individuals to process experiences without needing to repeatedly relive them in detail, helping the nervous system gradually settle and integrate the memory.

Proven Approaches

DBT Informed Therapy

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy is designed to help you manage intense emotions and build stronger relationships.

It combines cognitive techniques with mindfulness, helping you stay grounded while developing powerful coping skills.

DBT focuses on:
• Emotional regulation
• Distress tolerance
• Interpersonal effectiveness
• Mindfulness and awareness

It’s especially helpful if you feel overwhelmed by your emotions or struggle with self-destructive patterns.

Proven Approaches

CBT Therapy

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on what’s happening in your life right now.

It helps you identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns, beliefs, and behaviours that contribute to stress, anxiety, and emotional challenges.

Through CBT, you’ll learn practical strategies to:
• Challenge negative thinking
• Improve emotional regulation
• Build healthier habits
• Solve real-life problems more effectively

Find The Right Approach For You

More Therapy Options

Play therapy is a therapeutic approach that uses play, creativity, and expression to help individuals explore emotions, experiences, and challenges in a way that feels natural and comfortable.

While it is commonly used with children, play-based approaches can support individuals in expressing thoughts and feelings that may be difficult to put into words. Through guided activities, games, art, storytelling, and other forms of play, therapy can help build emotional awareness, coping skills, confidence, and a greater sense of safety.

At Inner Balance Solutions, our therapists use play therapy and play-based techniques to create a supportive environment where individuals can process experiences, develop new skills, and work toward positive change at their own pace.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, is an approach that helps individuals better understand and manage difficult thoughts, emotions, and experiences without allowing them to take control.

Rather than focusing on eliminating uncomfortable feelings, ACT helps individuals develop skills to respond to them in healthier and more flexible ways. It also encourages people to identify what truly matters to them and take meaningful steps toward living in alignment with those values.

At Inner Balance Solutions, our therapists use ACT to support individuals experiencing anxiety, stress, depression, life transitions, and other challenges while building greater resilience, self-awareness, and psychological flexibility.

Observed and Experiential Integration, or OEI, is a therapeutic approach designed to help individuals process difficult or overwhelming experiences, including trauma and emotional distress.

OEI uses guided eye movements and visual techniques to help the brain process experiences that may feel “stuck” or continue to trigger strong emotional or physical reactions. The goal is to reduce the intensity of these responses and help individuals feel more grounded and in control.

At Inner Balance Solutions, our trained therapists use OEI to support individuals working through trauma, anxiety, stress, and other challenging experiences in a safe and supportive environment.

Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy, or EFIT, is a therapeutic approach that helps individuals better understand their emotions, relationships, and patterns of responding to difficult experiences.

EFIT focuses on creating a safe space to explore emotions, identify underlying needs, and understand how past and present relationships can shape the way we see ourselves and connect with others. It can help individuals work through difficult emotions while developing a stronger sense of self and healthier ways of coping.

At Inner Balance Solutions, our therapists use EFIT to support individuals navigating anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, life transitions, and other emotional concerns.

Emotionally Focused Therapy, or EFT, is a therapeutic approach that helps people better understand their emotions and the patterns that shape their relationships with others.

EFT focuses on identifying underlying emotional needs, improving communication, and creating stronger, more secure connections. It can help individuals and couples recognize negative patterns, express emotions in healthier ways, and develop a deeper understanding of themselves and one another.

At Inner Balance Solutions, our therapists use EFT to support individuals and couples navigating relationship challenges, communication difficulties, emotional disconnection, and other concerns.

What Change

Can Look Like

Therapy isn’t about “fixing” you — it’s about helping you feel more like yourself again. Over time, many people begin to experience:

  • More calm and less overwhelm
  • Better understanding of their emotions
  • Increased confidence and clarity
  • Healthier relationships
  • Stronger coping skills
  • A greater sense of direction and control

Meet Our

Counsellors

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Currently not accepting new patients

Terresa McKenzie

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Dean Pilkey (He/Him)

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Corrin Skalbeck

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Viana Ibrahim

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Currently not accepting new patients

Ashton Goldthorp

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Currently not accepting new patients

Vanessa Viggiani (She/Her)

Katelyn Pesut (she/her)

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Tammy Pope

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Jen Dacre

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Deniz Shokati

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Justin VanWinkoop

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JJ Janzen

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Laura Park

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Franceska Hills

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Stephen Horner

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Jessica Jawanda

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Jessica Neal

Lynne Barisoff

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Francine Douglas

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Antonio (Tony) De Santis

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Zahnil Lal

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Shirley Thomas

Let’s Find the

Right Fit for You

Not Sure Where to Start? That’s completely normal.

Most people don’t know exactly what type of therapy they need — and that’s okay.

We’ll help you figure it out.

No pressure. Just a conversation.