You don’t have to navigate life alone.
Warm, grounded, and empowering therapy — for women, adults, and families seeking clarity, healing, and inner peace.
At Braver Waters Counselling & Wellness, you are not just booking a session — you are beginning a journey back to yourself. Whether you are navigating life transitions, healing from trauma, or seeking to understand your neurodivergence, know that you don’t have to face it alone. Counselling offers the space to grow in authenticity, reconnect with your values, and move forward with self‑compassion.
Led by Lyndsay Rao, Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors, Braver Waters offers a warm, welcoming, and grounded approach to mental health counselling at her home location, or virtually, with convenient online booking.
Lyndsay also holds the following accreditations:
With a gentle yet insightful approach, Lyndsay supports clients in making meaningful life changes — guided by self-awareness, nervous system wisdom, and deep compassion.
📍 Located in Fraser Valley, BC
📞 Now offering FREE 15-minute phone consultations
Support for anxiety, burnout, overwhelm, identity struggles, and emotional dysregulation — all held with warmth, curiosity, and respect.
From burnout and self-worth challenges to relationship stress or identity shifts, Lyndsay offers non-judgmental support for women navigating life’s pressures.
✔ Anxiety, overwhelm, low self-esteem
✔ Motherhood, caregiving, and career balancing
✔ Reconnecting with personal values and identity
Gentle, trauma-informed counselling to help you process past pain, understand your nervous system, and move toward healing.
If you are carrying pain from past experiences — whether acute or complex — therapy provides a space to process it at your own pace. Trauma-informed sessions honour your nervous system and resilience.
✔ Emotional regulation tools
✔ Somatic awareness
✔ Safe exploration of past experiences
Counselling tailored to support those who are neurodivergent (ADHD, autism, sensory sensitivities) — with a focus on validation, tools, and identity.
Support for neurodivergent adults (ADHD, Autism, sensory sensitivities) that is affirming, informed, and empowering.
✔ Identity exploration
✔ Practical strategies for daily life
✔ Space to feel seen, not masked
Support through motherhood, career changes, divorce, loss, and other pivotal shifts. Explore identity, resilience, and self-trust during uncertain times.
Whether you are ending a relationship, changing careers, grieving, or simply feeling stuck — therapy can help you reconnect to your strength and vision.
✔ Clarify goals and values
✔ Navigate change with confidence
✔ Develop emotional resilience
Family sessions may be for a mother and daughter, siblings, or other loved ones. Together, you’ll explore ways to build healthier relationships, communicate more openly, and better understand how to support one another on the healing journey.
✔ Improve communication and trust
✔ Strengthen family bonds
✔ Navigate conflict with compassion
If you are carrying pain from past experiences — whether acute or complex — therapy provides a space to process it at your own pace. Trauma-informed sessions honour your nervous system and resilience.
✔ Emotional regulation tools
✔ Somatic awareness
✔ Safe exploration of past experiences
At Braver Waters, sessions are led by Registered Clinical Counsellor Lyndsay Rao (RCC) — a compassionate, client-centered practitioner with:
Lyndsay partners with other local professionals to offer group counselling and peer consultation, building a vibrant, collaborative approach to wellness.
Sessions are available in person (at Lyndsay’s home office) or virtually from anywhere in BC and beyond.
“I finally felt heard.”
“Lyndsay’s sessions helped me reconnect to who I truly am.”
“Her approach is gentle, informed, and empowering.”
Clients often come to therapy feeling misunderstood, invalidated, overwhelmed, or alone. Lyndsay creates a safe container to:
Based in the Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Braver Waters serves clients throughout:
Virtual therapy is also available across British Columbia and beyond.
In-person sessions will be in Chilliwack.
You’ve made it this far — you are ready for something different.
Let’s talk. Whether you are brand new to therapy or looking for a fresh start, a free 15-minute phone consultation is your first step toward healing.
Registered Clinical Counsellor, (RCC), Fraser Valley, British Columbia
Serving adults, women, & families navigating mental health, trauma recovery, neurodivergence, and life transitions.
✉️ Email: lyndsayrao@gmail.com
If you need to talk to someone urgently, you can text or call the nationwide crisis helpline at 988.
If you are in an emergency situation, call 911.
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