Chelsea Stenner | Registered Clinical Counsellor | Chilliwack Therapist

Chelsea Stenner

MA, RCC, CCC

Founder, Advisory Board | Vitality Collective

Registered Clinical Counsellor (#): 15201

Canadian Certified Counsellor (#): 10002791

Locations: Chilliwack Therapist Online

Serving: Adults Young Adults Other Counsellors

Couples Children Youth Families

It's a common misconception that you need to hit "rock bottom" before starting counselling. Whether you're in a season of life where you're looking for insight, needing some guidance in making a shift or transition, wanting to change but not being sure how, hurting badly and feeling hopeless, carrying a burden of past traumas and memories, or you've reached your limit—counselling can help. With nearly 10 years of counselling experience, my aim is to help you process the past to be able to archive it, so you can be both authentic and present to your life now, while moving towards what you value and your future.

I have advanced trauma training, utilizing EMDR and somatic therapy, and I’m passionate about helping people recover or optimize their wellbeing. Whether you’re needing to heal from the past, find your way through the present, feeling overwhelmed, asking big life questions, or wanting help navigating relationships and life’s transitions—I’m here for it.

In addition to being a Registered Clinical Counsellor, I was the executive director and founding partner of Vitality Collective for 7+ years, leading a province-wide virtual mental health clinic with several in-person offices in BC. With a passion for mentorship, I have had the honour of cultivating a team of over 60+ counselling professionals and support staff during my career.

Personally—I’m married, a mom to two kids and one anxious dog, a world traveler, and a lifelong learner who always has a book or podcast on the go. I’m deeply passionate about entrepreneurship and the magic of building something from scratch—whether that’s a life you love, a business, a worldview, or a healthier relationship with yourself and others. More about me, the issues I work with, and my approaches below… and I look forward to meeting you!

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My Professional Background

    • Relational & Developmental Trauma, Childhood Abuse, Complex-PTSD

    • Grief & Loss

    • Anxiety & Depression

    • Chronic Illness & Pain

    • Sexuality & Intimacy

    • Religious Trauma, Spiritual Abuse, Deconstruction/Reconstruction, Faith Transitions, Worldview Building

    • Relationship Issues (Single/Dating, Partnerships/Marriage, Family of Origin, Friendship)

    • Entrepreneurship and Work-Life Burnout

    • University Students


    *If you want to work with me and don’t see your concern here, mention it on your inquiry form! I’ve worked with many areas and it’s possible I have experience working with yours before, too.

    • Somatic Therapy/Sensorimotor Psychotherapy

    • Existential Analysis

    • EMDR

    • Emotion-Focused

    • Relational & Attachment

    • Person-Centered

    • Cognitive Behavioural Strategies

    • Integration of Neurobiology

    • Structural Dissociation Model

    • IFS Parts Work

    • Psychoeducation

    • Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Trauma: Level 1 (Dr. Rochelle Sharpe Lohrasbe & Rebeca Farca, PhDc)

    • Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for Developmental Injury: Level 2 (Dr. Mason Sommers & Rebecca Farca, PhDc)

    • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Basic Training (Esta Porter, PhD, EMDR Consulting)

    • Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Transformational Approaches to Treating Complex Trauma (Dr. Janina Fisher)

    • The Sexually Competent Therapist: Integrating Sex Therapy Into Your Practice (Diana Sadat, Allura Sex Therapy Centre)

    • Foundations For Treating Religious Trauma (Dr. Kathryn Keller & Anna Clark-Miller LPC, Religious Trauma Institute)

    • Existential Analysis Counselling Diploma - near completion (The Viennese School of Existential Analysis & Logotherapy)

    • Emotion Focused Therapy Externship (Vancouver Couples & Family Institute)

    • Treatment of Chronic Pain (Dr. Alex Kwee)

    • Lifespan Integration: Level 1 (Cathy Thorpe, LMSW)

    • Observed and Experiential Integration: Level 1 (Dr. Richard Bradshaw & Audrey Cook)

    • Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame in Complex Trauma and Dissociation (Dr. Kathy Steele)

    • Working with the Effects of Emotional Abuse, Severe Neglect & Invisibility (Dr. Dolores Mosquera)

    • Existential Summer Series Immersion (Dr. Alfried Laengle)

    • Understanding and Treating Spiritual Abuse (NetCE)

    • Sandtray Workshop (Dr. Bart Begalka)

    • Animal Assisted Psychotherapy (Trinity Western University)

    • Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (Trinity Western University)

    • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a concentration in Spanish (Trinity Western University)

    • ICBC

    • CVAP

    • Work BC

    • Vancouver Coastal Health

    • Medavie Blue Cross

    • Pacific Blue Cross

    • Autism Funding Unit

    • SAJE Mental Helath

    • Telus

    • AgSafe

    • Greenshield

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    • English

Get To Know Me Personally

  • I discovered therapy as a client as a young adult and experienced relief through meeting with a compassionate counsellor who listened to my story and helped me process my experiences. I wanted to pass on the gift that was given to me and help people.

  • At an earlier stage of life, I’d talk about my career or travels. In this stage, I’m most proud of my little family and happy marriage. A close, committed relationship brings out all the hard and gritty from the past, requires digging deep, and inspires growth so that I can be the best version of myself (some days it’s hard!) for my family.

  • An author. I still hope to do this at some point!

  • I’m with my family and raising kids, spending time with friends or at the gym, and (trying!) to strike a balance between working on life projects and relaxing.

  • I find the most nourishment in spending time with family and friends, a fun games night, being active/outside, and reading!

  • Meaningful change starts with you! Especially since becoming a parent, my values in this work are oriented towards helping individuals become the best version of themselves so that the ripple effect of transformative change can flow out to our loved ones, families, communities, and societies as a whole.

    While we can’t control the cards we were dealt and we aren’t responsible for what happened to us, we owe it to ourselves and those in our lives to not carry the pain forward. If every one of us can do the work to process negative past experiences so they no longer define how we are in the present, create new experiences and healthy ways of being, limit self-sabotaging, develop emotional and nervous system regulation skills, and not only recover but acquire optimal mental health—we are all better for it.

  • Beyond helping people grow and heal, I love witnessing the various stages of my longer-term client’s lives unfold or if they come back after a period of time away and share all that has changed. It’s been an honour to see people through their university degrees, singlehood to settling down, becoming first time parents, changing careers, follow their dreams and everything in between! The therapeutic relationship is very unique in that way.

  • Warm, non-judgmental, knowledgeable, and they’ve told me that I have a very calming presence and good sense of humour.

  • To have courage isn’t the absence of fear. Courage is being able to bravely stand with oneself, while afraid, and face what’s ahead. I see this in each of my clients in their own way.

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