Lisa Bynoe-Stevens

MDiv. Counselling, Registered Psychotherapist, Certified Solution-Focused Therapist

I completed my undergraduate Family and Social Relations degree from the University of Guelph in 1992 and my Master’s in Counselling from Tyndale University in 2005.

After graduating, I offered in-person and virtual therapy to children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families at a family and employee assistance program offering psychotherapy services and developing clinical plans. Because of my interest in contributing to the broader community and promoting health, I also facilitated seminars and presentations on mental health, negotiation skills, and crisis management. I created and facilitated over thirty social and health workshops and nearly fifteen health promotion projects. My passion for serving and empowering individuals of all cultures, couples, and families is the most meaningful value that guides my work.

When I opened my private practice in Toronto, ON, in 2007, I had a life-changing conversation with my mentor. I shared my career dream with him: to offer couples therapy. His trust in my psychotherapist skills and his words, “Follow your heart,” were profoundly impacting. Not long after our conversation, he died, and his legacy for me has been to follow my passion for working with couples, which has led me to work with countless numbers of them to this day.

What are my areas of focus?

• Premarital Couple Enrichment
• Communication skills, especially in conflict
• Post-affair
• Blended Families
• Interracial Couples
• Cross-Cultural Couples
• Arranged marital challenges

What can a couple expect when they work with me?

• For their relationship to be my client.
• I will support the relationship by using my training in many therapeutic modalities, including the Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy.

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